Synonyms of trudging

trudging

verb

present participle of trudge

1

as in shuffling

to move heavily or clumsily

flooded residents who were forced to trudge through waist-deep water

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shuffling
• stumbling
• stomping
• barging
• lurching
• hauling
• shambling
• dragging
• sloughing
• tramping
• pounding
• floundering
• plodding
• weaving
• slogging
• stamping
• scuffling
• clumping
• lumping
• scuffing
• galumphing
• stumping
• lumbering
• staggering
• flogging
• swaying
• tromping
• flopping
• waddling
• blundering
• tottering
• reeling
• careening
• teetering
• wobbling
• doddering

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sliding
• gliding
• coasting
• whisking
• waltzing
• drifting
• hanging
• floating
• hovering
• breezing
• wafting
• poising

2

as in stumbling

to proceed or act clumsily or ineffectually

no expert on taxes, I spent the whole weekend trudging through government forms

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stumbling
• struggling
• shuffling
• blundering
• floundering
• limping
• plodding
• lurching
• fumbling
• bumbling
• lumbering
• jogging
• shambling
• swaying
• flogging
• faltering
• reeling
• staggering
• wallowing
• tottering
• muddling
• weltering
• teetering

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• flying
• gliding
• coasting
• sailing
• zipping
• zooming
• kilting

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of trudging

Rodrigo De Paul was caught ball-watching as Ricardo Rodriguez offered himself for the pass, trudging back into a shape and letting the run slip through. — Stuart James, New York Times, 12 July 2026

In its first-ever World Cup appearance, the team — hailing from an archipelago off the western coast of Africa with around 530,000 inhabitants — has left its fans giddy with success and its opponents, from the traditional powers of Spain and Uruguay, trudging off the field in shock. — Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 24 June 2026

But recently, for Giants fans and rising star Bryce Eldridge, the sight of Lee trudging back to the dugout unsuccessful has been a bit of an uncommon sight. — Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 10 June 2026

Like the experience of trudging through a snowstorm with pink eye, and, days later, standing atop a mountain and using those same eyes to absorb the light of so many stars. — Alexandra Oliva june 1, Literary Hub, 1 June 2026

Then came a second, minor concussion in the Broncos’ wild-card matchup against the Bills, with Bryant trudging to the locker room in frustration after a monster opening quarter. — Luca Evans, Denver Post, 26 May 2026

Argentine investigators trudging through mud to retrieve the dead rats declined to speak to journalists about their work. — ABC News, 19 May 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

Now, Elliott, the Hamden Democrat, has been calling likely delegates and trudging around the state to meet with party activists, telling them Connecticut’s government does not do enough. — Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 11 Apr. 2026