trudge
verb (used without object)
to walk, especially laboriously or wearily.
was trudging
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past progressiveof trudge.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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This time last year, Craig Kimbrel was trudging through one of the worst stretches of his career.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2023
There I was, trudging through the soggy mud and tangled underbrush of a nondescript Gulf South swamp when billowing fog suddenly gave way and the cabin came into view.
From Slate ● Feb. 4, 2019
A team of power company workers was trudging through a seldom-visited thicket in Southwest Washington when they spotted something odd in a ditch.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 23, 2017
Not much later, I was trudging on sole-burning sand and standing at the cool water’s edge, squinting at the blazing sun.
From New York Times ● Nov. 7, 2014
Flatnose was trudging along after Basta with a skeptical expression on his face.
From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke
