lug
verb (used with object)
to pull or carry with force or effort.
was lugging
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past progressiveof lug.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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Brady ran like was lugging two bushels of oysters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 5, 2026
At the start of sophomore year, right after the 9/11 attacks, he was lugging boxes up a stairwell, in his dormitory, when he met Kives, who, even then, was “a force,” Brown said.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 3, 2020
Flynn Walker was lugging a camping backpack handed to her by a woman who made a last-minute decision to get arrested.
From The New Yorker ● Sep. 26, 2018
“I just pulled into the farm and was lugging my mannequin head into the house when I found out about this,” writes Jarrar.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 13, 2017
Before long, I was lugging a basket of food across our field to the Rowans’ small spread, which backed onto ours.
From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney
