trudges
Moves with effort
Trudges is the third-person singular of trudge, meaning to walk slowly and heavily, as if with effort or reluctance.
The word suggests weariness or difficult terrain: She trudges through the snow to get to work.
Someone who trudges isn't strolling—they're pushing through.
Walks slowly, laboriously
- sloggingEffortful, weary progress
- wearyDeeply tired, spent
- fatiguedDrained of energy
- draggingPulling with effort
heavy-footed · labored · shuffles · worn-out · sluggish · drained · lumbering · spent
Wet soil mixture
- snowFrozen crystalline precipitation
- uphillToward higher elevation
- slushPartly melted snow
- sandFine rock particles
boggy · marsh · swamp · steep · mire · waterlogged · uneven · rough
Opposed to participating
- begrudgingReluctantly allowing or giving
- resignedYielded to circumstances
- dreadingAnticipating with apprehension
- sullenSilently bad-tempered
resentful · obligated · forced · duty-bound · joyless · unenthusiastic · compelled · halfhearted
plods
Walks slowly, laboriously
dragging · heavy-footed · labored · shuffles · worn-out · sluggish · drained · lumbering · spent · hauls
mud
Wet soil mixture
sand · boggy · marsh · swamp · steep · mire · waterlogged · uneven · rough · sodden
unwilling
Opposed to participating
- begrudgingReluctantly allowing or giving
- resignedYielded to circumstances
- dreadingAnticipating with apprehension
sullen · resentful · obligated · forced · duty-bound · joyless · unenthusiastic · compelled · halfhearted · apathetic
homeward
Toward one's dwelling
miles · route · trek · long · endless · returns · daily · familiar · school · work