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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Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2025
By the time the couple trudged to the living room, less than 10 minutes later, the water had risen to their knees.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 8 July 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
As Elia trudged down the left-field line to the clubhouse after the game, a dozen or so alleged Cub fans doused Moreland with stale beer and hurled verbal abuse at Larry Bowa.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2025
By the time the couple trudged to the living room, less than 10 minutes later, the water had risen to their knees.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 8 July 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 5 Aug. 2025.
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