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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The GoFundMe she launched was trudging along with the help of friends and family.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 13, 2023
One day, Tom’s platoon was trudging through the jungle when he and another soldier spotted someone moving up a hillside.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 10, 2021
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
On one of her rounds, Big Suman spotted something peculiar: A widow with grown children was trudging back from the nearest town with a sack of flour balanced on her head.
From New York Times ● Jan. 30, 2016
Flatnose was trudging along after Basta with a skeptical expression on his face.
From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke
