Trundles

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. To move or roll in a clumsy, uncoordinated manner, often conveying a sense of weight or bulk
2. to convey or transport something, typically along a path or surface, in a steady, rolling manner
3. to progress slowly while often bumping or bouncing, portraying a playful or unruly action

Etymology: "Trundles" is the third-person singular present of "trundle," a verb meaning to roll along slowly, often on wheels. The verb traces back to Old English "trendlian," meaning to roll or trundle, which itself belongs to a family of words for round objects. Old English "trændel" and "trendel" meant a circle, ring or orb, and the noun later gave English "trendle" and dialect "trindle," both for a wheel or round object. The verb's origin is less certain. It may descend from Middle English forms such as "trendlen" and "trondlen," meaning to cause something to roll, though its ultimate source is unknown. The word's sense has also been shaped by two later uses. Cricket's sense of bowling the ball comes from the old practice of rolling the ball along the ground, and "trundle bed," a low bed on wheels that slides under a larger one, gave rise to the verb meaning to sleep in such a bed.

Synonyms: rolls, carries, wheels, tumbles, shuffles

Antonyms: stops, pauses, halts, remains, stays