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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Camila Gomez, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Mar. 2026
The jet’s tail end was lifted onto a large dolly, which was then towed via long tethers by two vehicles driving side by side.
—ABC News, 25 Mar. 2026
He is seen on video surveillance wheeling the stove down the hall on a dolly, prosecutors said.
—Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2026
The most audacious element was a free-hanging cable dolly system that carried a camera operator nearly the full height of Taipei 101.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 9 Feb. 2026
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Noun
The 750-ton building was placed onto 20 dollies and moved onto city property where it was ultimately restored and opened as a museum and events venue.
—Camila Gomez, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Mar. 2026
The jet’s tail end was lifted onto a large dolly, which was then towed via long tethers by two vehicles driving side by side.
—ABC News, 25 Mar. 2026
He is seen on video surveillance wheeling the stove down the hall on a dolly, prosecutors said.
—Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2026
The most audacious element was a free-hanging cable dolly system that carried a camera operator nearly the full height of Taipei 101.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 9 Feb. 2026
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 2 Apr. 2026.
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