1
as in shuffling
to move heavily or clumsily
flooded residents who were forced to trudge through waist-deep water
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as in stumbling
to proceed or act clumsily or ineffectually
no expert on taxes, I spent the whole weekend trudging through government forms
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Recent Examples of trudging
His England side though barely got out of second gear in South Africa and were eliminated from the 2010 World Cup in the round of 16 after trudging through the group stage with draws against the USA and Algeria.
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Steve Price, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
In an apparent violation of the rules, two women in red vests were trudging along on the tundra itself.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
Neighbors came to the family’s rescue trudging through the storm wearing headlamps, Jones said.
—Chris Boyette, CNN, 3 Oct. 2024
Sam Perkins spent Saturday trudging through dangerous terrain to check on his parents, whose home was hit hard by Hurricane Helene.
—Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 1 Oct. 2024
Steve Price, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
In an apparent violation of the rules, two women in red vests were trudging along on the tundra itself.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
Neighbors came to the family’s rescue trudging through the storm wearing headlamps, Jones said.
—Chris Boyette, CNN, 3 Oct. 2024
Sam Perkins spent Saturday trudging through dangerous terrain to check on his parents, whose home was hit hard by Hurricane Helene.
—Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 1 Oct. 2024
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“Trudging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trudging. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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