TRUNDLE


Meaning of TRUNDLE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ trʌnd(ə)l ]

( trundles, trundling, trundled)

1.

If a vehicle trundles somewhere, it moves there slowly, often with difficulty or an irregular movement.

The train eventually trundled in at 7.54.

VERB : V prep / adv

2.

If you trundle something somewhere, especially a small, heavy object with wheels, you move or roll it along slowly.

The old man lifted the barrow and trundled it away...

VERB : V n adv / prep

3.

If you say that someone is trundling somewhere, you mean that they are walking slowly, often in a tired way or with heavy steps.

Girls trundle in carrying heavy book bags.

VERB : V adv / prep

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