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trundle
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trun·dle  (trndl)
n.
1. A small wheel or roller.
2. The motion or noise of rolling.
3. A trundle bed.
4. A low-wheeled cart; a dolly.
v. trun·dled, trun·dling, trun·dles
v.tr.
1. To push or propel on wheels or rollers: "I doubt if Emerson could trundle a wheelbarrow through the streets" (Henry David Thoreau).
2. To spin; twirl.
v.intr.
To move along by or as if by rolling or spinning.

[Variant of dialectal trendle, wheel, from Middle English, from Old English trendel, circle.]

trundler n.

trundle [ˈtrʌndəl]
vb
1. to move heavily on or as if on wheels the bus trundled by
2. (tr) Archaic to rotate or spin
n
1. the act or an instance of trundling
2. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) a small wheel or roller
3. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering)
a.  the pinion of a lantern
b.  any of the bars in a lantern pinion
4. a small truck with low wheels
[Old English tryndel; related to Middle High German trendel disc]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.trundletrundle - a low bed to be slid under a higher bed
bed - a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep; "he sat on the edge of the bed"; "the room had only a bed and chair"
2.trundletrundle - small wheel or roller                
roller - a cylinder that revolves
wheel - a simple machine consisting of a circular frame with spokes (or a solid disc) that can rotate on a shaft or axle (as in vehicles or other machines)
Verb1.trundletrundle - move heavily; "the streetcar trundled down the avenue"
go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast"
Translations
trundle [ˈtrʌndl]
A. VT (= push) → empujar; (= pull) → tirar, jalar(LAm)
B. VI [cart etc] → rodar
trundle on VI + ADVavanzar(con mucho ruido, pesadamente)

trundle [ˈtrʌndəl]
vt [+ wheelbarrow, pushchair] (gen)pousser; (slowly)pousser tout doucement
vi
to trundle along [car, train, cart] → cheminer

trundle
vt (= push)rollen; (= pull)ziehen
vi to trundle in/along/downhinein-/entlang-/hinunterzockeln; (= clatter)hinein-/entlang-/hinunterrumpeln

trundle [ˈtrʌndl]
1. vt (push, pull) to trundle alongfar rotolare (a fatica)
2. vi (cart) → avanzare lentamente

trundle [ˈtrʌndl]
1. vt (push, pull) to trundle alongfar rotolare (a fatica)
2. vi (cart) → avanzare lentamente

trundle
v trundle [ˈtrandl]
to (cause to) roll slowly and heavily along on wheels He trundled the wheelbarrow down the garden; The huge lorry trundled along the road. rol, aanrol يُدَحْرِج търкалям (се) valit (se) trille rollen αργοκυλώ rodar (con mucho ruido), rodar (pesadamente) veeretama, veerema حمل کردن؛ غلتاندن kulkea hitaasti (faire) rouler (bruyamment) לְגַלגֵל लुढ़ंकना kotrljati (se), valjati (se) gurít; gurul menggelindingkan velta, rúlla; keyra; ÿta á undan sér rotolare, far rotolare ごろごろ動かす (바퀴 등을) 굴리다 riedėti, dardėti, stumti ripināt; rībināt; rībēt; dārdēt bergerak dgn berat rollen rulle tungt, skrangle toczyć (się) rolar a (se) rostogoli катить(ся) valiť (sa) kotaliti (se) kotrljati se rulla หมุนช้า ๆ และหนัก ๆ ไปบนล้อ sürüp yürütmek, ilerlemek, gitmek 滾動 котити(ся) لڑھکنا bánh xe nhỏ


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