Trudge

Pronunciation

• RP IPA: /tɹʌdÊ’/
• Rhymes: -ÊŒdÊ’

Origin

Mid-16th century. Original meaning was somewhat idiomatic, meaning "to walk using snowshoes." Probably of Scandinavian origin, compare Icelandic þrūga ("snowshoe"), Norwegian truga ("snowshoe") and dialectal Swedish trudja ("snowshoe.").

Full definition of trudge

Noun

1. A tramp, i.e. a long and tiring walk.

Verb

1. (intransitive) To walk wearily with heavy, slow steps.
2. (transitive) To trudge along or over a route etc.

Derived terms

• trudger