trudge
To walk slowly with heavy steps because you are tired.
trudge in a sentence
- We trudged home through the deep snow, our boots dragging at every step.
- After extra time, the tired players had to trudge slowly up the hill to the changing rooms.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to trudge?
- Askip
- Bbounce
- Cdash
- Dplod
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D: plod. The other three mean the opposite of trudge.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to trudge?
- Atramp
- Bplod
- Cskip
- Dshuffle
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C: skip. The other three mean nearly the same as trudge.
Words that mean something similar
plod, tramp, shuffle
Words that mean the opposite
skip, dash, bounce
More words about movement & action
- tussle: A rough struggle or fight, usually not serious.
- undulate: To move in gentle waves, rising and falling.
- unearth: To dig something up or discover something hidden.
- unfurl: To unroll and open out.
- unravel: To untangle threads, or to slowly work out a mystery.
- unveil: To show something to people for the first time.
- uproot: To pull a plant out of the ground, or to move someone from their home.
- usher: To lead or guide someone politely to a place.
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Plain-English guides to each test, from the councils’ own pages: Kent Test · Medway Test · Bucks Secondary Transfer Test