trudge
To walk wearily with heavy, slow stepsTo walk wearily with heavy, slow steps.
» Tom trudged up the stairs to his apartment.
Meaning
2 senses(intransitive)To walk wearily with heavy, slow steps.
sich schleppen, trotten, stapfen
тащи́тьсяtaščítʹsja, волочи́тьсяvoločítʹsja, ковыля́тьkovyljátʹ
плентатисяplentatysja, плестисяplestysja, чалапатиčalapaty
(transitive)To trudge along or over a route etc.
- walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud
Examples
22 sentencesTom trudged up the stairs to his apartment.
Tom trudged through the snow.
They went trudging across the desert.
Daniel trudged back to his room.
Igor was trudging through thick undergrowth.
Translations
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Origin
Mid-16th century. Original meaning was somewhat idiomatic, meaning "to walk using snowshoeMid-16th century. Original meaning was somewhat idiomatic, meaning "to walk using snowshoes." Probably of Scandinavian origin, compare Icelandic þrúga (“snowshoe”), Norwegian truga (“snowshoe”) and dialectal Swedish trudja (“snowshoe”).
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Forms
trudges, trudging, trudged, trudgedSynonyms
5 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle