drudge
noun
a person who does menial, distasteful, dull, or hard work.
was drudging
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past progressiveof drudge.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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He came out to Michigan when it was a wilderness, to make his fortune by clearing land at ten dollars an acre, and while he was drudging he expected to have a little fun.
From Ocean to Ocean on Horseback Being the Story of a Tour in the Saddle from the Atlantic to the Pacific; with Especial Reference to the Early History and Devel by Willard W. Glazier
N-no, you're——" "But was I more happy when I was drudging?
From Main Street by Sinclair Lewis
She was drudging every day as a V.A.D., washing crockery and scrubbing floors; and this was the first afternoon off she had had for weeks.
From Elizabeth's Campaign by Mrs. Humphry Ward
