trudging
trudging is the present participle and gerund of trudge.
Meaning of trudge
Verb
trudge (third-person singular simple present trudges, present participle trudging, simple past and past participle trudged)
- To walk wearily with heavy, slow steps.
- This famous archaeological site marks the farthest limit of human migration out of Africa in the middle Stone Age—the outer edge of our knowledge of the cosmos. I trudge to the caves in a squall.2014, Paul Salopek, Blessed. Cursed. Claimed., National Geographic (December 2014)https://web.archive.org/web/20150212214621/http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2014/12/pilgrim-roads/salopek-text
- To trudge along or over a route etc.
Noun
trudging (plural trudgings)
- The act of one who trudges, or walks slowly and heavily.
- The unceasing fatigue of my daily walks to and from Clapham, with my various trudgings from one Doctor Humbug to another Doctor Whimsical, combined with the before-mentioned causes to affect my health.1841, William Johnstoun N. Neale, The naval surgeon, page 136
Forms of trudging
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Questions about trudging
- What does trudging mean?
- Trudging means the act of one who trudges, or walks slowly and heavily.
- What is trudging the present participle and gerund of?
- Trudging is the present participle and gerund of trudge.
- What part of speech is trudging?
- Trudging is a noun.
- What is the plural of trudging?
- The plural of trudging is trudgings.
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