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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Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 2 May 2025
Walking, riding, limping, trudging, scooting, strolling — all the various forms of low-speed locomotion — define the experience of being in New York.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 18 Apr. 2025
Michael Santoli, CNBC, 26 Apr. 2025
Is the relentless trudge through the desert almost over?
Will the Gators soon growl once again?
—Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2025
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Verb
Two friends trudge through a Michigan forest with the intention of following through on a disturbing pact.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 2 May 2025
Walking, riding, limping, trudging, scooting, strolling — all the various forms of low-speed locomotion — define the experience of being in New York.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 18 Apr. 2025
Noun
At this point, recouping the other half of the February-to-April collapse appears a harder trudge.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 26 Apr. 2025
Is the relentless trudge through the desert almost over?
Will the Gators soon growl once again?
—Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2025
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“Trudge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trudge. Accessed 10 May. 2025.
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