intransitive verb
trudged, trudg′ing to walk, esp. wearily or laboriously
Origin of trudge
from uncertain or unknown; perhaps a walk or tramp, esp. a wearying, tedious one
A person trudges through the snow.
- The definition of a trudge is a long, cumbersome or difficult walk.
A long path that is hard to walk along is an example of a trudge.
- To trudge is to walk slowly and laboriously.
When you struggle to walk through the snow with heavy steps, this is an example of a time when you trudge.
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trudge
intransitive verb
trudged, trudg·ing, trudg·esTo walk in a laborious, heavy-footed way; plod.
noun
A long, tedious walk.
Origin of trudge
Origin unknownRelated Forms:
- trudg′er
noun
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Verb
(third-person singular simple present trudges, present participle trudging, simple past and past participle trudged)
Origin
Mid-16th century. Original meaning was somewhat idiomatic, meaning "to walk using snowshoes." Probably of Scandinavian origin, compare Icelandic þrūga ("snowshoe"), Norwegian truga ("snowshoe") and dialectal Swedish trudja ("snowshoe.").
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Sentence Examples
- The show will trudge on retooled as Kate Plus Eight.
- To avoid having to trudge around to store after store looking for full cut briefs, save some time (and gas money) by checking out a few stores online.
- So, we trudge up to E3, complaining about what a hellhole it is, hating the train, hating the parking situation, but happy to be out of the office for the day, despite the overpriced food, the long lines and the deafening roar.
- Multiplayer action is where this game is at, but unfortunately, in order to snatch the games hidden goodies you'll have to trudge through single player mode as well.
- With all of the research, term papers and staying in touch with family and friends via email, who wants to trudge to the campus computer lab day in and day out?
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