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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James McNicholas, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2026
Houston’s offensive lapses, a dose of what the Lakers had been trudging through since losing Doncic and Reaves, was understandable.
—Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 19 Apr. 2026
Shawn Tully, Fortune, 19 Apr. 2026
That can just become a bit of a trudge.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 14 Apr. 2026
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Verb
Shortly after the full-time whistle blew on Arsenal’s 2-1 defeat at Manchester City, a weary team trudged over to the corner of the ground occupied by the travelling fans.
—James McNicholas, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2026
Houston’s offensive lapses, a dose of what the Lakers had been trudging through since losing Doncic and Reaves, was understandable.
—Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 19 Apr. 2026
Noun
The bulls claim that trend justifies today’s valuations, and that EPS can keep rolling in double-digits while national income trudges at a nominal 5% or so.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 19 Apr. 2026
That can just become a bit of a trudge.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 14 Apr. 2026
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“Trudge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trudge. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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