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trudged

  • past participle
    of trudge.
    trudge
    verb (used without object)
    to walk, especially laboriously or wearily.
  • past tense form
    of trudge.
    trudge
    verb (used without object)
    to walk, especially laboriously or wearily.

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Worn down, he muted the show, handed it over to another host and trudged up the stairs to his office to do the math manually.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 27, 2026

No wonder a few heads were bowed when players and staff trudged towards the away end at full-time following a 2-0 loss.

From BBC ● May 27, 2026

Hundreds of people trudged up the steep switchbacks in single file.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 18, 2026

And at the waterfall, snails that could easily be confused for pebbles slowly trudged along algae-covered rocks as Semple Run flowed by.

From Slate ● Apr. 27, 2026

So I trudged the path back to the cave, past the celebrations in the outdoor kitchen, up the corridor and into my father’s room.

From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline