- (intransitive) to walk or plod heavily or wearily
- (transitive) to pass through or over by trudging
- a long tiring walk
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
trudge /trʌdʒ/USA pronunciation
v., trudged, trudg•ing, n.
v.
n. [countable* usually singular]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026v.
- to walk (along or over), esp. wearily: [no object]He trudged back to his house.[~ + object]to trudge the streets.
n. [countable* usually singular]
- a wearying walk:a long trudge to the gas station.
trudge
(truj),USA pronunciation v., trudged, trudg•ing, n.
v.i.
v.t.
n.
trudg′er, n.
v.i.
- to walk, esp. laboriously or wearily:to trudge up a long flight of steps.
v.t.
- to walk laboriously or wearily along or over:He trudged the deserted road for hours.
n.
- a laborious or tiring walk;
tramp.
- perh. blend of, blended tread and drudge 1540–50
- 1. tramp. See pace 1.
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trudge /trʌdʒ/ vb
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