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
Mabintou Tunkara was lugging grocery bags stuffed with clothes and other belongings when she walked out of the Twin Parks North West apartment building on Thursday.
From New York Times ● Jan. 13, 2022
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
She was lugging the heavy bucket when Macon came down the white wooden staircase.
From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn
