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trindle

/ˈtɹɪndl/

trindle noun: a wheel, especially of a wheelbarrow.

Noun

trindle (plural trindles)

  1. (dialectal) A wheel, especially of a wheelbarrow.
  2. A piece of wood, etc., laid between the cords and boards of a book to flatten before cutting.

Verb

trindle (third-person singular simple present trindles, present participle trindling, simple past and past participle trindled)

  1. (ambitransitive, dialectal) to roll, trundle.

Forms of trindle

Noun
pluraltrindles
Verb
third-person singular presenttrindles
present participletrindling
past participletrindled
pasttrindled

Origin of trindle

From Middle English trindel (“wheel, roller”), from Old English tryndel (“circle, ring”), from Proto-West Germanic *trundil (“ring, hoop”), equivalent to trend + -le. Akin to Low German tründeln (“to roll”). More at trend.

Questions about trindle

What does trindle mean?
Trindle means a wheel, especially of a wheelbarrow.
What part of speech is trindle?
Trindle can be a noun or a verb.
How do you pronounce trindle?
Trindle is pronounced /ˈtɹɪndl/.
What is the plural of trindle?
The plural of trindle is trindles.

Words near trindle in the dictionary

  1. Trinculo
  2. Trinda
  3. Trindade
  4. Trindades
  5. Trinder
  6. trindle
  7. trindle-tail
  8. trindle-tails
  9. trindled
  10. trindles
  11. trindling

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