trudge
Walk through muck
To trudge is to walk slowly and heavily, usually because of exhaustion, difficult terrain, or reluctance.
The word suggests effortful plodding rather than brisk movement: We trudged through the snow for miles, She trudged up the stairs after her shift.
As a noun, a trudge is such a walk: It was a long trudge back to camp.
Move slowly, heavily
- slogLaborious persistent effort
- trampWandering homeless person
- lumberSawn wood for building
- shuffleRandomize by mixing
stomp · clump · shamble · tromp · drag · schlep · traipse · footslog
Strenuous, prolonged effort
- grindCrush into particles
- drudgeryHard, boring work
- struggleLabored effort against resistance
- exertionVigorous physical effort
labor · slog · strain · hardship · fatigue · weariness · gruel · ordeal
Wet soil mixture
- snowFrozen crystalline precipitation
- slushPartly melted snow
- sandFine rock particles
- uphillToward higher elevation
mire · bog · marsh · rough · uneven · steep · slippery · soggy
Continue despite obstacles
- endureSuffer through without yielding
- doggedStubbornly persevering
- determinedFirmly committed to purpose
- steadfastFirmly loyal, unshakeable
resolute · tenacity · onward · unwavering · relentless · wearily · grimly · stoically
plod
Move slowly, heavily
shuffle · stomp · clump · shamble · tromp · drag · schlep · traipse · footslog · trek
toil
Strenuous, prolonged effort
exertion · labor · slog · strain · hardship · fatigue · weariness · gruel · ordeal · uphill
mud
Wet soil mixture
uphill · mire · bog · marsh · rough · uneven · steep · slippery · soggy · waterlogged
persevere
Continue despite obstacles
- endureSuffer through without yielding
- doggedStubbornly persevering
- determinedFirmly committed to purpose
steadfast · resolute · tenacity · onward · unwavering · relentless · wearily · grimly · stoically · dutifully