Synonyms

trudge

American

[truhj] / trʌdʒ /

verb (used without object)

trudged, trudging

to walk, especially laboriously or wearily.

to trudge up a long flight of steps.

Synonyms:

tramp

verb (used with object)

trudged, trudging

to walk laboriously or wearily along or over.

He trudged the deserted road for hours.

noun

a laborious or tiring walk; tramp.

trudge British

/ trʌdʒ /

verb

(intr) to walk or plod heavily or wearily
(tr) to pass through or over by trudging

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noun

a long tiring walk

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Related Words

See pace ¹.

Other Word Forms

trudger noun

Etymology

Origin of trudge

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

Example Sentences

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Few people forget their school cross-country days, trudging through murky playing fields on freezing winter afternoons, invariably clad in kit sourced from the lost property bin.

From BBC

In Shropshire, firefighters trudged through half a mile of snow in the dark to deal with a chimney fire.

From BBC

Analysts have pointed to a few reasons they believe stocks are set to trudge higher into New Year’s Day.

From MarketWatch

Another moment without Sally by his side is a moment spent trudging through a world, lost in its darkness.

From Salon

At the end he trudged back towards the Tottenham fans and held up his hands in apology.

From BBC

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