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trudge
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1trudge

verb \ˈtrəj\
trudgedtrudg·ing

Definition of TRUDGE

intransitive verb
: to walk or march steadily and usually laboriously <trudged through deep snow>
transitive verb
: to trudge along or over
— trudg·er noun
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Examples of TRUDGE

  1. I was trudging through the snow.
  2. She trudged up the hill.

Origin of TRUDGE

origin unknown
First Known Use: 1547

Related to TRUDGE

Synonyms
barge, clomp, clump, flog [British], flounder, galumph, lump, plod, pound, scuff, scuffle, shamble, shuffle, slog, slough, stamp, stomp, stumble, stump, tramp, tromp, lumber
Antonyms
breeze, coast, glide, slide, waltz, whisk

Rhymes with TRUDGE

bludge, budge, drudge, fudge, grudge, judge, nudge, sludge, smudge

2trudge

noun

Definition of TRUDGE

: a long tiring walk : tramp
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Examples of TRUDGE

  1. a trudge across the snow

First Known Use of TRUDGE

1835

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