trundle

Meanings

Plural: trundles

Noun

a low bed to be slid under a higher bed
small wheel or roller
Ellipsis of trundle bed (“a low bed on wheels that can be rolled underneath another bed”).
A low wagon or cart on small wheels, used to transport things.
A small wheel or roller.
A motion as of something moving upon little wheels or rollers; a rolling motion.
The sound made by an object being moved on wheels.
A lantern wheel, or one of its bars.
A spool or skein of golden thread (chiefly in the arms of the Embroiderers Company, now the Company of Broderers).

Verb

move heavily
- "the streetcar trundled down the avenue"
To wheel or roll (an object on wheels), especially by pushing, often slowly or heavily.
To transport (something or someone) using an object on wheels, especially one that is pushed.
To move heavily (on wheels).
To move (something or someone), often heavily or clumsily.
To move, often heavily or clumsily.
To cause (something) to roll or revolve; to roll (something) along.
To roll or revolve; to roll along.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English trondlin, trondelen, a variation of Middle English trendlen, from Old English trendlian. More at trendle, trindle.

Synonyms

roll, truckle, truckle bed, trundle bed

Scrabble Score: 8

trundle is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
trundle is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
trundle is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

trundle is a valid Words With Friends word