lug
verb (used with object)
to pull or carry with force or effort.
lugging
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present participleof lug.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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The crib was smaller than what our son is used to and nobody slept all that well, but it beat lugging one along.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
Groups of all ages converged on the city centre to the sound of drums and guitars, with hardy pilgrims lugging rucksacks and camping material on their backs.
From Barron's ● Jun. 7, 2026
Picture, said Hutchcraft, laborers going up and down the rows with bags on their shoulders, picking orange fruit and filling them, and then lugging the bags to tubs at the ends of rows.
From Slate ● Apr. 20, 2026
She remembered trailing behind her grandmother cutting roses in her garden, lugging bucketfuls of flowers and inhaling the sweetness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 9, 2026
Trey bursts through the gym doors, lugging long nylon bags.
From "Black Brother, Black Brother" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
