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trun·dle | \ ˈtrən-dᵊl 
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\trundled; trundling\ ˈtrən(d)-liŋ , ˈtrən-dᵊl-iŋ \
, ˈtrən-dᵊl-iŋ \Definition of trundle
(Entry 1 of 2)
1a : to propel by causing to rotate : roll a … child who was trundling a hoop— Charles Dickens
1 : to progress by revolving
2 : to move on or as if on wheels : roll buses trundling through the city
trundle
nounDefinition of trundle (Entry 2 of 2)
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trundler \ ˈtrən(d)-lər , ˈtrən-dᵊl-ər \ noun
, ˈtrən-dᵊl-ər \ nounExamples of trundle in a Sentence
Verb
She trundled her suitcase into the room.
The children trundled off to bed.
Recent Examples on the Web: Verb The intrepid Spaniard commenced to explore and trade in the West Indies and Central America before trundling down to Peru to conquer it over the Incans.
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cleveland, "Arkansas’ Hot Springs is perfect place to do a little exploring," 8 Mar. 2020 Detroit Free Press Some people ask Chris Long If the small, silver vehicle trundling about the streets of Ann Arbor these days has a small child in it or perhaps a dog.
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Cindy Heflin, Detroit Free Press, "In Ann Arbor, you can order lunch and have it delivered by a robot," 8 Feb. 2020 Inside a large, windowless concrete cube, humans and robots work together to quickly pick and pack thousands of grocery items that were ordered online, and trundle them outside to shoppers waiting in their cars.
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Hiawatha Bray, BostonGlobe.com, "At this Walmart, humans and robots work together to fill your grocery orders," 8 Jan. 2020 His father trundled ahead in a red Toyota pickup containing my mom and her sisters.
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Alfred Miller, The Courier-Journal, "Chasing the American dream: I found my grandpa's slice of the Old West in the Philippines," 2 Dec. 2019 For the euro’s first decade, growth and inflation trundled along because excess savings in the north were matched by excess spending in the south.
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The Economist, "What to make of the strife at the ECB," 10 Oct. 2019 The fetch rover, about the size of a coffee table, will trundle out of the lander to seek the sample tubes deposited years earlier.
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Daniel Clery, Science | AAAS, "Bold space mission to bring back rocks from Mars takes shape," 21 Nov. 2019 Perhaps the best thing Tanaka did was to keep quiet the 48,000-pound replica locomotive that trundles along over the left field wall at Minute Maid Park.
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James Wagner, New York Times, "How the Yankees Won Game 1 of the A.L.C.S.," 12 Oct. 2019 Today, about 300 e-buses trundle along US roads, operated by transit agencies in Los Angeles, Philadelphia, and elsewhere.
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Wired, "An Effort to Punish China Could Slow the Roll of Electric Buses," 25 Sep. 2019 Recent Examples on the Web: Noun Stone tombs, enormous square pillars and a giant staircase leading to a golden throne trundle around the stage.
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Heidi Waleson, WSJ, "‘Eurydice’ and ‘Agrippina’ Reviews: Voices Lost and Found," 7 Feb. 2020 Designer Barbara Margolis suggests a trundle daybed covered with art deco and bohemian pillows under the window.
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Mari-jane Williams, Washington Post, "Creating room for guests — and a treadmill — in a small bedroom," 14 Nov. 2019 Add wheels so it can be pushed to the side when the trundle is pulled out.
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Mari-jane Williams, Washington Post, "Creating room for guests — and a treadmill — in a small bedroom," 14 Nov. 2019 The tunnels are designed to let the elderly trundle through on their mobility scooters.
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The Economist, "How Jerusalem is dealing with a grave shortage," 7 Nov. 2019 The United States surely does not expect migrants who want to live in Texas or California to settle on waiting for that dream in Guatemala as their paperwork trundles through a very clogged and restrictive US system.
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Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, "Guatemala's new president could give Trump a huge headache on immigration," 12 Aug. 2019 Bunks, twins and trundles allow for more floor space.
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Marni Jameson, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Designing a dreamy guest room for kids," 29 June 2018 The stream of trucks that trundles from the Red Sea port account for about 70 percent of imports in a country where two-thirds of the 29 million people rely on international aid.
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New York Times, "Battle Intensifies for Yemeni Port as Dock Workers Still Unload Aid," 19 June 2018 The Labor Department on Thursday trundles out the latest stats on jobless claims.
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David Lazarus, latimes.com, "California Inc.: From a galaxy far, far away ... heeere's Han!," 21 May 2018
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trundle
verbEnglish Language Learners Definition of trundle
: to roll (something) on wheels slowly and noisily
: to move noisily on wheels
: to walk slowly and heavily
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trundle
verbtrun·dle | \ ˈtrən-dəl \
\trundled; trundling
Kids Definition of trundle
: to roll along : wheel She trundled her suitcase into the room. Buses trundle through town.
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The first known use of trundle was circa 1598
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