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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.

Words related to trudge

trek, traipse, plod, lumber, tramp, slog, wade, stumble, stump, tread, hike, step, march, clump, footslog, schlepp

Words nearby trudge

truckstop, truculent, trudeau, trudeau, pierre elliott, trudeaumania, trudge, trudgen, trudy, true, true ankylosis, true anomaly

Origin of trudge

1540–50; perhaps blend of tread and drudge

OTHER WORDS FROM trudge

trudg·er, noun
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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, noun

Word Origin for trudge

C16: of obscure origin
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