drudge
noun
a person who does menial, distasteful, dull, or hard work.
drudging
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present participleof drudge.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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But if the new lines go through for 2026, they could pit long-serving older members of the Texas delegation against younger newcomers, drudging up existing tensions in the Democratic Party over age and seniority.
From Salon ● Aug. 3, 2025
So instead, I applied 3% hydrogen peroxide, then scrubbed with a nylon brush like Cinderella drudging for her evil relatives.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 29, 2022
The defense tried to discredit Constand and the other women, attacking their credibility and drudging up their past misbehaviors.
From The Verge ● Apr. 26, 2018
It’s the same old drudging, frustrating process, no more or less revealing than it’s been in the past—but more important now than ever.
From Slate ● Apr. 10, 2017
“Were it not you ken Mr Dean extraordinarily well,” writes Sir L. Jenkins to J. Williamson in 1672, “it were impossible to imagine how assiduous and drudging he is about his press.”
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" by Various
