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
“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
Ms Dingley, who was an experienced hiker, was trekking alone when she last communicated with her partner from the top of Pic de Sauvegarde at about 16:00 on 22 November.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2021
I myself was trekking in the Himalayas as age 69.
From New York Times ● Apr. 12, 2018
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
