trudged; trudging
: to walk or march steadily and usually laboriously
trudged through deep snow
: to trudge along or over
trudger
noun
Synonyms
Examples of trudge in a Sentence
Verb
I was trudging through the snow.
She trudged up the hill.
Noun
a trudge across the snow
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Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 13 Sep. 2024
So hearts sank when Wiggins trudged to the locker room early in the third quarter, holding his right arm uncomfortably at his side.
—Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 10 Aug. 2024
Outside Online, 29 June 2024
But the show’s more insistent trudges through Carmy’s psychic injuries in the most recent season felt frustrating; viewers were left uncertain of what was real and what was a trick of the mind.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 26 July 2024
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Verb
However, before finding this success, the group must first trudge through the misery of poor album sales and threats of being dropped from their label, at which point their manager (Yuya Endo) gives them an ultimatum.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 13 Sep. 2024
So hearts sank when Wiggins trudged to the locker room early in the third quarter, holding his right arm uncomfortably at his side.
—Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 10 Aug. 2024
Noun
Even a sleepless trudge through a four-day Oregon wilderness race reflects a drive beyond discomfort and around norms.
—Outside Online, 29 June 2024
But the show’s more insistent trudges through Carmy’s psychic injuries in the most recent season felt frustrating; viewers were left uncertain of what was real and what was a trick of the mind.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 26 July 2024
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“Trudge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trudge. Accessed 20 Sep. 2024.
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