trudge
verb (used without object)
to walk, especially laboriously or wearily.
is trudging
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present progressiveof trudge (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Yet again, the U.S. is trudging into what could be another COVID-19 surge, with cases rising nationally and in most states after a two-month decline.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 15, 2022
Betts, the 2018 AL MVP, is trudging through a disappointing start now going on nearly two months.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2021
In it, Viola is trudging with other marchers, her face older, careworn.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 15, 2017
At present, in an arrangement that is typical, the Wart is trudging along carrying a dead creature to serve as a lure, while Kay, walking in front of him, carries the hawk.
From The New Yorker ● Mar. 2, 2015
I blow out my deer-fat candle and run outside to meet this old friend who is trudging up the trail.
From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
