trudged; trudging

intransitive verb

: to walk or march steadily and usually laboriously
trudged through deep snow

transitive verb

: to trudge along or over
trudger noun

trudge

2 of 2

noun

: a long tiring walk : tramp

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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Verb
The herds are decked out in crowns of flowers, and the air will be noisy, full of tinkling bells as the cattle trudge down from the higher Alpine pastures to the lower stretches of greenery in and around this town. AFAR Media, 4 Aug. 2025 Enormous grey clouds gathered over the Bank of America Stadium as the players trudged off the field, bringing thunderstorms and a risk of lightning which delayed the match for one hour and 53 minutes. Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 29 June 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 See All Example Sentences for trudge

Word History

Etymology

Verb

origin unknown

First Known Use

Verb

1547, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense

Noun

1835, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of trudge was in 1547

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“Trudge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trudge. Accessed 15 Aug. 2025.

Kids Definition

trudged; trudging
: to walk or march steadily and usually with much effort
trudged through deep snow
trudger noun

trudge

2 of 2 noun
: a long tiring walk : tramp

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