plural dollies
1
: doll
2
: a wooden-pronged instrument for beating and stirring clothes in the process of washing them in a tub
3
: a compact narrow-gauge railroad locomotive for moving construction trains and for switching
4
a
: a platform on a roller or on wheels or casters for moving heavy objects
b
: a wheeled platform for a television or movie camera
dollied; dollying
: to move a movie or television camera about on a dolly while shooting a scene
also, of a camera
: to be moved on a dolly
Examples of dolly in a Sentence
Noun
We'll need a dolly to move the refrigerator.
my kid sister was always playing with her dollies
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Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 6 Mar. 2025
His dollies through agrarian acres are not meant to drum up suspense.
—Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 17 Feb. 2025
The actor started out walking, then stepped onto a board that had been attached to a dolly, which was on a track, kept going forward, and then lifted him up.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 24 Dec. 2024
This cake type was the sort fed to train and trench weary doughboys by Great War doughnut lassies (or doughnut dollies, depending) and flour, baking powder, sugar, and lard were all in good supply for the duration.
—Jody Mamone, Hartford Courant, 19 Dec. 2024
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Noun
The engine covers and other parts are sorted from supplier containers into dollies, which are then placed adjacent to the assembly line so that employees may easily access them.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 6 Mar. 2025
His dollies through agrarian acres are not meant to drum up suspense.
—Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 17 Feb. 2025
The actor started out walking, then stepped onto a board that had been attached to a dolly, which was on a track, kept going forward, and then lifted him up.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 24 Dec. 2024
This cake type was the sort fed to train and trench weary doughboys by Great War doughnut lassies (or doughnut dollies, depending) and flour, baking powder, sugar, and lard were all in good supply for the duration.
—Jody Mamone, Hartford Courant, 19 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for dolly
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“Dolly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dolly. Accessed 17 Apr. 2025.
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