trudges

[truhj]

Origin

verb (used without object)

to walk, especially laboriously or wearily: to trudge up a long flight of steps.

verb (used with object)

to walk laboriously or wearily along or over: He trudged the deserted road for hours.

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noun

a laborious or tiring walk; tramp.

Origin:
1540–50; perhaps blend of tread and drudge

Related forms

trudg·er, noun

Synonyms
1. tramp. See pace¹.

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Word Origin & History

trudge

"to walk laboriously," 1547, of unknown origin. The noun meaning "an act of trudging" is attested from 1835.

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