- present participle of lug.
lugging
Example Sentences
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For a start, petrol machines are much more powerful, which makes for quicker work, so less time is spent lugging around heavy equipment.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
Picture, said Hutchcraft, laborers going up and down the rows with bags on their shoulders, picking orange fruit and filling them, and then lugging the bags to tubs at the ends of rows.
From Slate ● Apr. 20, 2026
In Fiorito, neighbors come and go to "Diego's house," as they call it, lugging containers which volunteers fill with chicken stew or other meals cooked in giant cauldrons in the yard.
From Barron's ● Apr. 14, 2026
She remembered trailing behind her grandmother cutting roses in her garden, lugging bucketfuls of flowers and inhaling the sweetness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 9, 2026
It’s a girl with dark hair, lugging a backpack.
From "The One and Only Ivan" by Katherine Applegate
