trudge
verb (used without object)
to walk, especially laboriously or wearily.
trudged
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past participleof trudge.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof trudge.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
trudgeverb (used without object)to walk, especially laboriously or wearily.
Example Sentences
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Pedestrians in plastic rain ponchos trudged through murky floodwaters in Bangkok's east -- knee-deep in some areas of a grocery store parking lot -- floating their belongings in plastic tubs alongside them, AFP journalists saw.
From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026
Wodehouse caper: “Jacqui Cutler trudged into her expansive kitchen, looking every bit as worn out and miserable as someone who had spent the morning digging potatoes, which she most certainly had not.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
Half-time in Houston and Brazil's players trudged off knowing what the mood would be back home.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026
Two elephants trudged across a makeshift football field at Mexico's Guadalajara Zoo in a whacky attempt to predict the score of the 2026 World Cup's opening game.
From Barron's ● Jun. 6, 2026
Jack led the way, wondering briefly as he trudged down the stairs what would happen at the end of all this.
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
