slog
verb (used with object)
to hit hard, as in boxing or cricket; slug.
slogging
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present participleof slog.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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These “ghost jobs” have been a longtime source of frustration and anguish for people slogging through an increasingly anonymous and impersonal job-search process.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
Another former major winner is currently slogging through a longer road back.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026
The Chargers’ need for depth at linebacker was underscored by Junior Colson slogging through hamstring and ankle injuries as a rookie last year, and Del’Shawn Phillips just coming off the physically unable to perform list.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2025
Her strike-rate was 180 but there was no slogging, just a succession of classical cricket shots executed to near-perfection.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2025
They’d been slogging along dim backstreets for what felt like forever because Magdalys didn’t want to risk being spotted by Riker’s men on the commuter brachys.
From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older
