trudge

Meanings

• verb

  to move with heavy labor or effort; to labor wearily and slowly

  - "After a long day of hiking, we had to trudge through the mud to reach the campsite."
  - "The children trudged up the hill to school, exhausted from the long walk."

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Pronunciation

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2. /tɹʌdʒ/
   
   
   
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Rhymes

Words rhyming with trudge
mudge , pudge , rudge

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Variants

List of all variants of trudge that leads to same result
trudge , trudged , trudger , trudgers , trudges , trudging

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Etymology

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Originally meant 'to tread heavily' in Middle English. The word comes from the Old English word 'trudan', which meant 'to trample'.

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Trivia

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1. The word 'trudge' is often used in the context of long-distance hiking or trekking.

2. The verb 'trudge' is sometimes used metaphorically to describe the feeling of making slow progress in other areas of life, such as work or relationships.

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Related Concepts

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1. labour: The act of exerting physical or mental effort to accomplish a task or achieve a goal. 'Trudge' can be considered a synonym for 'labour' in the sense of hard, weary work.

2. perseverance: The quality of continuing in a course of action in spite of finding it difficult or opposed by obstacles. The act of trudging through difficult circumstances can be seen as an example of perseverance.

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Culture

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The word 'trudge' has been used in literature and music to describe the feeling of weary and laborious progress. For example, in the poem 'The Waste Land' by T.S. Eliot, the line 'I have heard the key Turn in the door once and turn once only' is followed by the line 'We must be still and still moving / After all the trudging: till the ending comes, / Till the ending comes, / Till the ending comes.'

How to Memorize "trudge"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine yourself trudging through a thick, muddy forest. Focus on the sound of your feet sinking into the mud and the feeling of exhaustion in your muscles.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'trudge' with the feeling of weary, laborious progress. Think of a long, difficult journey and the sense of determination required to complete it.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic by associating the word 'trudge' with the phrase 'Tired, Rough, Upsetting, Gradual, Exhausting, Deliberate'. Each letter of the word 'trudge' corresponds to the first letter of each word in the phrase.

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