trundled; trundling
ˈtrən(d)-liŋ 
ˈtrən-dᵊl-iŋ
1
1
: to progress by revolving
2
: to move on or as if on wheels : roll
buses trundling through the city
Examples of trundle in a Sentence
Verb
She trundled her suitcase into the room.
The children trundled off to bed.
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Lee Billings, Scientific American, 26 July 2024
The mission was meant to last 100 Earth days and would trundle a dozen miles across the moon’s surface.
—Michael Greshko, Scientific American, 24 July 2024
Jenna Clark, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 July 2024
The Rounds are particularly well suited to families, as standard units have a trundle bed and suites have a trundle and a daybed.
—Paul Brady, Travel + Leisure, 25 Mar. 2024
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Verb
The Perseverance team noticed and targeted the rock in late June as the rover was trundling across the northern slope of Neretva Vallis, a half-kilometer-wide channel carved out eons ago by a river rushing into Jezero Crater, which once held a large lake and delta system.
—Lee Billings, Scientific American, 26 July 2024
The mission was meant to last 100 Earth days and would trundle a dozen miles across the moon’s surface.
—Michael Greshko, Scientific American, 24 July 2024
Noun
Ray notes that trundles and bunks are well-suited for children’s bedrooms or guest rooms.
—Jenna Clark, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 July 2024
The Rounds are particularly well suited to families, as standard units have a trundle bed and suites have a trundle and a daybed.
—Paul Brady, Travel + Leisure, 25 Mar. 2024
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“Trundle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trundle. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
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