trudge

American  

[truhj] / trʌdʒ /

verb (used without object)

trudged, trudging

1. to walk, especially laboriously or wearily.

   to trudge up a long flight of steps.

   Synonyms:

   tramp

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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 British  

/ trʌdʒ /

verb

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

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

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noun

1. a long tiring walk

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

The largest beef processor in the U.S. by volume is among companies trudging through a nationwide cattle shortage that’s driving up prices.

From The Wall Street Journal

And I wondered, not for the first time, what sort of a person she was, this sister of mine . . . what kind of road she followed while I trudged beside her on the all-too-solid earth.

From Literature

Within minutes, they trudged back onto the field so a silver medal could be draped around their necks.

From Los Angeles Times

As they trudged on, he noticed that Renn was lagging behind.

From Literature

That fumbling page had unnerved me, just as much as the ceaseless tattering of branches and the gusting winds that had howled in my ears as I’d trudged across the city that night.

From Literature

Related Words

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