trundles
Moves on casters
Trundles is the third-person singular form of the verb trundle, meaning to move or roll along slowly and heavily, often with a rumbling sound.
A cart trundles down a cobblestone street; a toddler trundles across the room.
The word suggests movement that is steady but unhurried, sometimes awkward or laborious.
The old bus trundles through the village every morning.
Things that trundle tend to be wheeled, weighty, or both.
Small rounded breads
- wheelsCircular rotation devices
- rumblesDeep rolling sounds
- rattlesDisturbs or clatters
- creaksHarsh, straining noises
lumbers · plods · ambles · crawls · inches · chugs · putters · coasts
Vehicle for hauling
- wagonWheeled hauling vehicle
- trolleyWheeled cart or railcar
- barrowLoad carrier or tumulus
- handcartManual two-wheeled vehicle
dolly · wheelbarrow · pushcart · gurney · pram · stroller · luggage · crate
Swiveling furniture wheels
- rollersRotating cylindrical movers
- axleShaft for wheel rotation
- wheelsCircular rotation devices
- swivelRotating connection point
bearings · undercarriage · chassis · carriage · bogey · skateboard · scooter · wheelchair
rolls
Small rounded breads
creaks · lumbers · plods · ambles · crawls · inches · chugs · putters · coasts · glides
cart
Vehicle for hauling
handcart · dolly · wheelbarrow · pushcart · gurney · pram · stroller · luggage · crate · barrel
casters
Swiveling furniture wheels
swivel · bearings · undercarriage · chassis · carriage · bogey · skateboard · scooter · wheelchair · shopping cart
heaves
Throws with exertion
struggles · lurches · judders · shudders · grinds · chugs · wheezes · sputters · stutters · jerks
- trundle bedsWheeled beds stored underneath
- trundle alongMove slowly, steadily forward
- trundling alongMoving heavily, steadily forward