trudge
verb/trʌdʒ/
/trʌdʒ/
[intransitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they trudge | /trʌdʒ/ /trʌdʒ/ |
| he / she / it trudges | /ˈtrʌdʒɪz/ /ˈtrʌdʒɪz/ |
| past simple trudged | /trʌdʒd/ /trʌdʒd/ |
| past participle trudged | /trʌdʒd/ /trʌdʒd/ |
| -ing form trudging | /ˈtrʌdʒɪŋ/ /ˈtrʌdʒɪŋ/ |
- to walk slowly or with heavy steps, because you are tired or carrying something heavy
- + noun He trudged the last two miles to the town.
- + adv./prep. The men trudged up the hill, laden with supplies.
- We spent the morning trudging around the mall looking for a suitable gift.
Extra Examples- I used to trudge the streets asking for money.
- Following a heavy defeat, the players trudged disconsolately back to the showers.
- He trudged wearily on down the road.
- She trudged slowly back to the office.
- The children trudged along in silence.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- slowly
- wearily
- dejectedly
- …
- across
- along
- around
- …
Word Originmid 16th cent. (as a verb): of unknown origin.Definitions on the go
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