Meaning & use

Trundling

verb·Everyday

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Moving slowly and heavily, especially while rolling on wheels.

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The old delivery cart came trundling down the cobbled street.

A luggage trolley trundled past, overloaded with suitcases.

A note on using this word

Often carries a sense of clumsy or unhurried motion, fitting for heavy carts, trains, or tired people plodding along.

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