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trudge

  [truhj] verb, trudged, trudg⋅ing, noun
Use trudging in a Sentence
–verb (used without object)
1. to walk, esp. laboriously or wearily: to trudge up a long flight of steps.
–verb (used with object)
2. to walk laboriously or wearily along or over: He trudged the deserted road for hours.
–noun
3. a laborious or tiring walk; tramp.
Origin:
1540–50; perh. b. tread and drudge

Related forms:
trudger, noun

Synonyms:
1. tramp. See pace 1 .
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trudge   (trŭj)   
intr.v.   trudged, trudg·ing, trudg·es
To walk in a laborious, heavy-footed way; plod.
n.  A long, tedious walk.

[Origin unknown.]
trudg'er n.
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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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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