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trudge
[ truhj ]
/ trʌdʒ /
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verb (used without object), trudged, trudg·ing.
to walk, especially laboriously or wearily: to trudge up a long flight of steps.
verb (used with object), trudged, trudg·ing.
to walk laboriously or wearily along or over: He trudged the deserted road for hours.
noun
a laborious or tiring walk; tramp.
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British Dictionary definitions for trudge
trudge
/ (trʌdʒ) /
verb
(intr) to walk or plod heavily or wearily
(tr) to pass through or over by trudging
noun
a long tiring walk
Derived forms of trudge
trudger, nounWord Origin for trudge
C16: of obscure origin
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