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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

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a long tiring walk

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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

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I certainly didn’t want to trudge back out to LaGuardia.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

Analysts have pointed to a few reasons they believe stocks are set to trudge higher into New Year’s Day.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 21, 2025

Watching the Scarlets number eight trudge off to the sin-bin seemed inevitable after the amount of penalties he conceded in a chastening afternoon.

From BBC • Nov. 22, 2025

On a blistering summer day, Aduba quickly styled her hair in Bantu knots as she prepared to trudge to another round of back-to-back auditions, certain more nos were on the way.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2025

I cover my ears and trudge back inside.

From "Muffled" by Jennifer Gennari

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