trundled

Moved on wheels

Trundled is the past tense of trundle, meaning to move slowly and heavily, often with a rolling or rumbling quality.

The word suggests something weighty or ungainly in motion: The old cart trundled down the cobblestone street.

People trundle when they walk in a slow, labored way: He trundled off to bed.

wheeled

rolled

Rotated or turned over

pushcart · dolly · handcart · trolley · barrow · gurney · pram · stroller · wheeled · carted

vehicle

bus

Large passenger vehicle

  • trainRail vehicle or instruct
  • lorryBritish freight vehicle
  • truckHeavy freight vehicle

carriage · coach · tram · streetcar · locomotive · wagon · automobile · jalopy · rattled · rumbled

slow-movement

lumbered

Moved ponderously and awkwardly

trudged · toddled · waddled · meandered · moseyed · sauntered · dawdled · pottered · crawled · crept

Opposites
speed of movement

trundledsprinted

Ran at top speed

raced · dashed · rushed · bolted · sped

manner of movement

trundledglided

Moved without apparent effort

floated · soared · sailed · drifted · swept

direction/stasis

trundledstayed

Continued being present

remained · halted · stopped · left · stood still

Phrases
Family

trundle, trundling, trundles, trundler

Familiarity
Top 500,000
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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G