trek
verb (used without object)
to travel or migrate slowly or with difficulty, often through rough or unsettled territory.
was trekking
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past progressiveof trek.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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The resort’s ski patrol initially responded to the injured skier, who was trekking through the rugged and advanced Martis Trail, according to the Sierra Sun, which covers the local community.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 11, 2026
The most harrowing part of their journey was trekking through the brutal jungle in Panama known as the Darién Gap.
From New York Times ● Dec. 3, 2023
By Thursday morning, Ian had weakened into a tropical storm and was trekking north across Florida, leaving Gulf Coast residents to pick up the pieces.
From Reuters ● Sep. 29, 2022
“Never in my life had I felt so fat with time,” he recalled in a later passage, when he was trekking south from Valladolid, Spain.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 30, 2021
Everyone had assumed that Shackleton's team was trekking overland, only to find themselves abandoned.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
