v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Trudged p. pr. & vb. n. Trudging. ] [ Perhaps of Scand. origin, and originally meaning, to walk on snowshoes; cf. dial. Sw. truga, trudja, a snowshoe, Norw. truga, Icel. þrūga. ] To walk or march with labor; to jog along; to move wearily. [ 1913 Webster ]
And trudged to Rome upon my naked feet. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
(Swimming) A racing stroke in which a double over-arm motion is used; -- so called from its use by an amateur named Trudgen, but often erroneously written trudgeon. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]