trudged; trudging
: to walk or march steadily and usually laboriously
trudged through deep snow
: to trudge along or over
trudger
noun
Examples of trudge in a Sentence
Verb
I was trudging through the snow.
She trudged up the hill.
Noun
a trudge across the snow
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Tyler Erzberger, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
That means that the bank can finally sell the land, which has been in limbo while the court case trudged on, to be redeveloped.
—Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 10 Dec. 2025
Miriam Gershow, Literary Hub, 1 Dec. 2025
Wrist gaiters, powder skirt, and adjustable hood keep snow out, while underarm zips provide ventilation for the trudge.
—Outside, 13 Nov. 2025
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Verb
Burrow and the Bengals will trudge on with their season this Sunday in a game against AFC North rival Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens.
—Tyler Erzberger, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
That means that the bank can finally sell the land, which has been in limbo while the court case trudged on, to be redeveloped.
—Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 10 Dec. 2025
Noun
The waitress pours coffee, serves up eggs, and delivers laconic, deadpan observations of the daily trudge and schlep; the nitpicks from lurking owners about the endless sidework of restocking condiments and straws; and the customers who try to guess the waitress’s ethnicity.
—Miriam Gershow, Literary Hub, 1 Dec. 2025
Wrist gaiters, powder skirt, and adjustable hood keep snow out, while underarm zips provide ventilation for the trudge.
—Outside, 13 Nov. 2025
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“Trudge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trudge. Accessed 15 Dec. 2025.
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