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Originally posted by NoBoDe ↑

That is why I trundle around the house in Ugg Boots
what a great word,,,
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trundle
[ˈtrʌnd(əl]
VERB
trundle (verb) · trundles (third person present) · trundled (past tense) · trundled (past participle) · trundling (present participle)

(with reference to a wheeled vehicle or its occupants) move or cause to move slowly and heavily.
"ten vintage cars trundled past" · "we trundled a wheelbarrow down to the river and collected driftwood"
synonyms:
push · roll

(of a person) move heavily and slowly.
"she heard him coughing as he trundled out"
synonyms:
wheel · push

NOUN
trundle (noun) · trundles (plural noun)

an act of moving slowly or heavily.
"the journey was just a trundle around the Northern line"

ORIGIN
mid 16th century (denoting a small wheel or roller): a parallel formation to obsolete or dialect trendle, trindle ‘revolve’; related to trend.I trundled

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I cautiously trundled my sewing machine on its wonky castored legs, across the uneven slate floor, while swearing quietly to myself, towards the powerpoint, the target of my journey.
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