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trundle

verb

Definition of trundlenext
as in to bus

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Recent Examples of trundle After the final course, guests began to trundle off into the balmy evening. — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 22 May 2026 Or Canadian geese, which trundle about retention ponds across the Lake County landscape. — Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 4 May 2026 Bethany is trundling through Warsaw with her boyfriend Rob (Will Madden), looking for their Airbnb. — Jessica Kiang, Variety, 17 Apr. 2026 Two outreach staffers with PATH, a nonprofit service provider, trundled down the dirt road in an SUV. — Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for trundle
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trundle
  1. bus
  2. cab
  3. motor
  4. ride
  5. sail
  6. navigate
  7. jet
Verb
  • The left-shot forward and the rest of the Boston Bruins youngsters had to bus between Boston and Buffalo for last weekend’s two-game Prospects Showcase against the Buffalo Sabres.
    — Fluto Shinzawa, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
  • The process has also been slow due to an insufficient number of buses sent by the Malawian government, which has also asked for donations to help bus the returnees home, the officials said.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 20 June 2026
Definition of bus
Verb
  • The offices of the New York Taxi Workers Alliance had people of all ages on Wednesday night waiting for the end of the nightly Ramadan fast, from children sitting at tables doing math homework to cab drivers just getting off their shifts.
    — Katherine Koretski, CNN Money, 20 Mar. 2026
Definition of cab
Verb
  • Beyond the shimmying visit, the mystery of who killed Victor is expected to motor the sophomore season’s overarching storyline, including digging into people from the corrupt politician’s shady past.
    — Emily Krauser, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2026
  • As Hernández motored around the bases, JJ Bleday, crashing in from left field, secured the ball and fired to De La Cruz, who was situated in shallow center.
    — Johnny Flores Jr, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of motor
Verb
  • Act of Parliament, a 3-year-old colt ridden by jockey Axel Concepcion, delivered a thrilling come-from-behind victory at the famous racetrack.
    — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Because the water trolley has become quite the hit with tourists and locals, city officials think folks will still pay the price to ride.
    — Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of ride
Verb
  • For longtime fans of the brand, Ponant is a reliably luxe way to sail expedition-style to adventurous destinations—though as one fellow traveler and repeat guest pointed out to me, several other cruise lines now offer this once-rare combination.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026
  • The family sailed on the Lusitania in 1914, a year before a German torpedo sank the ship and killed nearly twelve hundred people.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of sail
Verb
  • This appointment arrives as Nike navigates deep operational restructuring and severe market headwinds.
    — , CNBC, 18 Sep. 2026
  • That started changing in April 2025, when AmaWaterways launched AmaMagdalena, the first luxury cruise ship to navigate the Magdalena.
    — Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of navigate
Verb
  • The days of American backpackers jetting across Europe for $20 per ticket on Ryanair could be ending soon—according to Ryanair.
    — Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Such is the type of clientele usually jetting off to this northern corner of Madagascar, which is so remote that Miavana's island base, Nosy Ankao, is only reachable by helicopter from the Nosy Be or Diego-Suárez airports.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of jet

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“Trundle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trundle. Accessed 25 Sep. 2026.

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