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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

Earlier this year, 27,000 runners trudged through the city on a course that wound from Dodger Stadium to Century City.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 30, 2026

Only a few hundred dispirited Chelsea fans were still inside Wembley as Cole Palmer and Co trudged up the steps to collect their losers' medals following their FA Cup final defeat by Manchester City.

From BBC ● May 16, 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

The pack mule trudged under the weight of a dozen bundles of wool, while Samir’s ancient donkey had no run to speak of.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri