1. walking slowly and with heavy steps, especially because you are tired or the ground is difficult to walk on
Usage: present participle of trudge

1. the act of walking slowly and heavily
Usage: gerund form

Examples

• She was trudging through the deep snow to reach the cabin.
• After hours of hiking, we were trudging up the final hill.
• The soldiers were trudging along the muddy road with heavy packs.
• He spent the morning trudging around the neighborhood looking for his lost dog.
• The trudging through thick mud exhausted the entire group.
• Their trudging footsteps could be heard echoing in the empty hallway.