trundling
present participle of trundle
trundling (plural trundlings)
The motion of something that trundles.
Source: Wiktionary
Trun"dle, n. Etym: [AS. tryndel a little shield. See Trend, v. i.]
1. A round body; a little wheel.
2. A lind of low-wheeled cart; a truck.
3. A motion as of something moving upon little wheels or rollers; a rolling motion.
4. (Mach.) (a) A lantern wheel. See under Lantern. (b) One of the bars of a lantern wheel.
Trun"dle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Trundled; p. pr. & vb. n. Trundling.]
1. To roll (a thing) on little wheels; as, to trundle a bed or a gun carriage.
2. To cause to roll or revolve; to roll along; as, to trundle a hoop or a ball. R. A. Proctor.
Trun"dle, v. i.
1. To go or move on small wheels; as, a bed trundles under another.
2. To roll, or go by revolving, as a hoop.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
20 January 2025
(noun) either of the first pair of fang-like appendages near the mouth of an arachnid; often modified for grasping and piercing
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