# trundle

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈtɹʌndəl/ · frequency rank #53,312

## Definitions
1. Ellipsis of trundle bed (“a low bed on wheels that can be rolled underneath another bed”).
2. A low wagon or cart on small wheels, used to transport things.
3. A small wheel or roller.
4. A motion as of something moving upon little wheels or rollers; a rolling motion.
5. The sound made by an object being moved on wheels.
6. A lantern wheel, or one of its bars.
7. A spool or skein of golden thread (chiefly in the arms of the Embroiderers Company, now the Company of Broderers).

## Etymology
From Middle English trondlin, trondelen, a variation of Middle English trendlen, from Old English trendlian. More at trendle, trindle.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/trundle