drudge
noun
a person who does menial, distasteful, dull, or hard work.
drudged
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past participleof drudge.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof drudge.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
drudgenouna person who does menial, distasteful, dull, or hard work.
Example Sentences
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As I had drudged on with Cathy, I thought back to the infamous Nigerian prince scam, the great phishing attempt that seemingly defined the early internet.
From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2025
Literally, as a snowstorm of historic proponents hit the Big Apple, and our intrepid Midge drudged forward resolutely and inappropriately dressed.
From Salon ● Apr. 14, 2023
Taillon also drudged through his previous start, allowing six runs over 5 2/3 innings against Houston in a game New York came back to win 7-6.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 29, 2022
When Maryland guard Taylor Mikesell was asked Monday how good it felt to break out of a month-long shooting lull against Indiana, the sophomore drudged up just a few words about her performance.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 25, 2020
While de Vries was still knee-deep in the study of plant hybrids in the spring of 1900, a friend sent him a copy of an old paper drudged up from the friend’s library.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
