trudged; trudging
: to walk or march steadily and usually laboriously
trudged through deep snow
: to trudge along or over
trudger
noun
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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Jack Prator, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 Aug. 2025
Sibling rivalry aside, the Mackenzies must trudge through their grief and make nice with all the folks traveling to pay their respects, while stomaching those who are straight-up there for the drama.
—Lincee Ray Published, EW.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Craig Shoup, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
The haze will linger Wednesday in parts of the Midwest, East and South, and a new wave of thicker smoke could rush into the north-central US as a cold front trudges east.
—Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 3 June 2025
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Verb
Wiley and her group trudged through the murky water in the morning, feet squelching in the muck.
—Jack Prator, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 Aug. 2025
Sibling rivalry aside, the Mackenzies must trudge through their grief and make nice with all the folks traveling to pay their respects, while stomaching those who are straight-up there for the drama.
—Lincee Ray Published, EW.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Noun
Meanwhile, Wix's family trudges on, determined to continue their fight for justice with the next generation.
—Craig Shoup, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
The haze will linger Wednesday in parts of the Midwest, East and South, and a new wave of thicker smoke could rush into the north-central US as a cold front trudges east.
—Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 3 June 2025
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“Trudge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trudge. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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