TRUNDLE


Meaning of TRUNDLE in English

v.

Pronunciation: ' tr ə n-d ə l

Function: verb

Inflected Form: trun · dled ; trun · dling \ ' tr ə n(d)-li ŋ , ' tr ə n-d ə l-i ŋ \

Etymology: 2 trundle

Date: circa 1598

transitive verb

1 a : to propel by causing to rotate : ROLL <a ⋯ child who was trundling a hoop ― Charles Dickens> b archaic : to cause to revolve : SPIN

2 : to transport in or as if in a wheeled vehicle : HAUL , WHEEL < trundled him off to school>

intransitive verb

1 : to progress by revolving

2 : to move on or as if on wheels : ROLL <buses trundling through the city>

– trun · dler \ ' tr ə n(d)-l ə r, ' tr ə n-d ə l- ə r \ noun

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.