trudge

[truhj]

verb (used without object)

trudged, trudging 

1. to walk, especially laboriously or wearily.

   to trudge up a long flight of steps.

   Synonyms: tramp

verb (used with object)

trudged, trudging 

1. to walk laboriously or wearily along or over.

   He trudged the deserted road for hours.

noun

1. a laborious or tiring walk; tramp.

trudge

/ trʌdʒ /

verb

1. (intr) to walk or plod heavily or wearily

2. (tr) to pass through or over by trudging

noun

1. a long tiring walk

Other Word Forms

• trudger noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of trudge¹

First recorded in 1540–50; perhaps blend of tread and drudge

Word History and Origins

Origin of trudge¹

C16: of obscure origin

Synonym Study

See pace ¹.

Example Sentences

Watching the Scarlets number eight trudge off to the sin-bin seemed inevitable after the amount of penalties he conceded in a chastening afternoon.

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We trudge through the beach until we reach the end.

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“That was a lot of trudging through the Alps for nothing, then!”

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“Au revoir, Incorrigibles! While you trudge through the underbrush and pitch your tents in the mud, I shall pass the long hours by wearing pretty clothes and going to tea with my lady friends.”

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Each new street she trudged down with her three weary charges in tow seemed more packed with unhelpful people than the one before.

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Related Words

• lumber 
• plod 
• slog 
• stumble 
• traipse 
• tramp 
• trek 
• wade