trundles

verb

present tense third-person singular of trundle
as in buses

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  1. navigates
  2. migrates
  3. coaches
  4. rides
  5. sails
  6. cruises
  7. rolls
  8. jets
Verb
  • With some knowingly polite smiles, John navigates an awkward, potentially racist interaction at a local gun store while purchasing a sniper scope (sans gun) to spy on Macon’s compound from a nearby tower.
    — Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Our pilot expertly navigates a kaleidoscope of dirt roads to deliver us at the Crab Cooker.
    — Brian Laidlaw, Longreads, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of navigates
Verb
  • Both sit on jet streams, but the hexagon is practically stationary whereas the decagon migrates eastward at a tame 6 mph (10 kph).
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Experts have long said Southern California’s sand predominantly migrates south; however, a closer look shows that slow summer swells and other seasonal conditions sometimes push smaller amounts of sediment north.
    — Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of migrates
Verb
  • The head coaches on the list include Sean Payton and Reid (in both Philadelphia and Kansas City).
    — Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
  • The Americans are led by Lawson with WNBA head coaches Nate Tibbetts, Natalie Nakase and Stephanie White serving as assistants.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of coaches
Verb
  • Nearly everyone rides a stationary bike — high tension, low speed — after a match and quickly downs a protein recovery drink.
    — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • She gets spooked when Cole rides his bike too close, or when a Times reporter turned the page of a notebook too fast.
    — Emily L. Mahoney, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of rides
Verb
  • Some of my favorites are coming back too, like El Pulpo Magnifico, Duane Flatmo's fire-breathing octopus, and the Monaco, a 40-foot ship with three masts that sails across dust instead of water.
    — Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Better yet, take a coastal cruise with Cape Ann Harbor Tours, which sails past six regional lighthouses.
    — Nicholas DeRenzo, Travel + Leisure, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of sails
Verb
  • There’s optimism Kansas could have an underrated defense, TCU cruises to a relative easy 30-plus points.
    — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Traveling such vast distances between our solar system's most remote objects means New Horizons often cruises for months at a time with little to do other than passively collect data.
    — Brett Tingley, Space.com, 8 July 2026
Definition of cruises
Verb
  • In the very short term, that starts when the Hypercar field rolls across the start line to begin Sunday’s race in Austin.
    — Alex Kalinauckas, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Sol says she was picked on by Melanie and her girls — production rolls a tape of Melanie and Sol’s emotional conversation about Sol’s late father and experiencing homelessness.
    — Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of rolls
Verb
  • The President frequently jets down to his Palm Beach property on weekends.
    — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 22 May 2026
  • Instead of Paris this time, the film jets off to another fabulous destination besides New York — Milan — for a huge fashion expo where Lady Gaga gets to perform and even exchange swipes with Miranda.
    — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 29 Apr. 2026
Definition of jets
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