trudges

verb

present tense third-person singular of trudge
1
as in shuffles
to move heavily or clumsily flooded residents who were forced to trudge through waist-deep water

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2
as in stumbles
to proceed or act clumsily or ineffectually no expert on taxes, I spent the whole weekend trudging through government forms

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Recent Examples of trudges Enola dutifully trudges between clues and possibilities, shuffling through crime scenes and racing around shady spaces, all of this much more paint-by-numbers than connect-the-dots. — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 30 June 2026 However, even as the team trudges to a play-in spot rather than a top seed, Green was adamant that the Warriors’ standard of competitiveness cannot change. — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2026 His previous book, The Village Idiot (2022), explored the historical reality of the early-twentieth-century School of Paris artists from the dreamlike perspective of the expressionist painter Chaïm Soutine, who trudges beneath the Seine in a diving suit. — Cathleen Schine, The New York Review of Books, 19 Mar. 2026 So, Bundle gets all three of her men, but trudges back home in heartbroken tears. — Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 15 Jan. 2026 As the decade trudges on, Brian becomes more serious about his work, never losing his soft spot for Margaret but otherwise gaining a sterling reputation as a hard-hitting interview. — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2025 During interviews for an in-depth Fortune story on KDP published in June, Cofer detailed his strategy for expanding margins and achieving high growth in soft drinks, a field that overall just trudges forward. — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trudges
  1. shuffles
  2. stumbles
  3. stomps
  4. struggles
Verb
  • On a cloudy-white Sunday morning in June, Joey Phelps shuffles into the familiar back pew of Yeakley Chapel, the small Methodist church that has been a part of his life for nearly 50 years.
    — Harry Bruinius, Christian Science Monitor, 5 July 2026
  • As though on cue, Wardrobe — my beloved, and giant, closet — shuffles over from the corner of my room, the mahogany wood groaning with the effort.
    — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 25 June 2026
Definition of shuffles
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  • Drunken dragonrider Ulf the White's rage proves pivotal Debaucherous dragonrider Ulf White (Tom Bennett) stumbles into playing a major role in the final battle with his dragon Silverwing.
    — Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Bartels and Howe pitched the movie as a love letter focusing on a single summer about a kid who stumbles into a restaurant and finds his calling.
    — Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of stumbles
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  • If anything, the dichotomy between the pop star who prances around Versailles in a sheer nightie and the pop star who stomps onstage in knee-high combat boots feels completely authentic and intentional.
    — Chelsey Sanchez, CNN Money, 25 June 2026
  • Suddenly, the trees part and a Tyrannosaurus rex stomps into view.
    — RJ Mackenzie, Popular Science, 11 June 2026
Definition of stomps
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  • Startups should build evaluation sets from real customer conditions, messy data, edge cases and actual failure modes and be transparent about where the product struggles.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The idea being to strengthen those bonds to create an environment where crime struggles to thrive.
    — Heather McRea, Oc Register, 5 Aug. 2026
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