Meaning & use

trudging

verb·Academic

Walking slowly and with heavy effort, especially because of fatigue or difficult conditions.

See it in a sentence

The hikers kept trudging through the deep snow toward the distant cabin.

After the long shift, he was trudging home in the pouring rain.

A note on using this word

Trudging conveys tiredness or reluctance, unlike neutral verbs such as 'walking' or 'strolling'.

Words with a similar meaning

ploddingslogging

Choose a synonym to suit the sentence. Meanings can overlap without being identical.

Make it your own

Write a sentence using “trudging”, then compare your use with the examples above.

Your draft stays on this page and is not sent anywhere.