Struggle and Trudge

Struggle

Struggle verb - To proceed or act clumsily or ineffectually.
Usage example: each week I would struggle through my piano lesson, keenly aware that I wasn't getting any better

Trudge and struggle are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Trudge" instead a verb "Struggle".

Nearby Words: struggled, struggling

Trudge

Trudge verb - To proceed or act clumsily or ineffectually.
Usage example: no expert on taxes, I spent the whole weekend trudging through Form 1040

Struggle and trudge are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Struggle" instead a verb "Trudge".

Nearby Words: trudged, trudging, trudgen

Common collocations

way struggle way trudge way
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