Nearby Words
| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | walk heavily |
| Synonyms: | clump, drag oneself, footslog, hike, lumber, march, plod, plug along, schlepp, slog, step, stumble, stump, traipse, tramp, tread, trek, wade |
| Antonyms: | tiptoe |
| Main Entry: | linger |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | loiter, delay |
| Synonyms: | amble, be dilatory, be long, be tardy, crawl, dally, dawdle, dillydally, drift, falter, fool around, fritter away, goof off, hang around, hang out*, hesitate, hobble, idle, lag, loll, lumber, mope, mosey, plod, poke, procrastinate, put off, putter, remain, saunter, shuffle, sit around, slouch, stagger, stay, stick around, stop, stroll, take one's time, tarry, tool, totter, trail, traipse, trifle, trudge, vacillate, wait, wait around |
| Antonyms: | go, hurry, leave, rush |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | lumber |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | walk heavily, clumsily |
| Synonyms: | barge, clump, galumph, lump, plod, shamble, shuffle, slog, stump, trudge, trundle, waddle |
| Notes: | what American call lumber, Britons call timber; timbre refers to the quality of sound |
| Antonyms: | glide |
Example Sentences
- They trudge into remote forests to play taped bird calls, hoping that a survivor of a vanished species will reply.
- Back the hunters trudge to the first entry in their game-book.
- We trudge down the dune, surprising the lady who lives in the valley.
| Main Entry: | pad |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | walk quietly; walk ploddingly |
| Synonyms: | creep, go barefoot, hike, march, patter, pitter-patter, plod, pussyfoot, sneak, steal, traipse, tramp, trek, trudge |
| Main Entry: | plod |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | walk heavily |
| Synonyms: | clump, drag, flounder, hike, lumber, plug, schlepp, slog, stamp, stomp, toil, tramp, trample, tread, tromp, trudge, wallow |
| Antonyms: | tiptoe, walk lightly |
| Main Entry: | slog |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | plod |
| Synonyms: | bear down, buckle down, drag, drudge, flounder, grind, labor, lumber, plough through, plug, schlepp, slave, stomp, sweat*, toil, tramp, trample, trudge |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | stump |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | walk with deliberation |
| Synonyms: | barge, clomp, clump, galumph, lumber, plod, stamp, stomp, stumble, trudge |
| Main Entry: | trail |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | lag behind, follow |
| Synonyms: | bedog, bring up the rear, chase, dally, dangle, dawdle, delay, dog*, drag, draggle, draw, droop, drop back, extend, fall back, fall behind, falter, flag, follow a scent, halt, hang, hang back, hang down, haul, hunt, lag, linger, loiter, nose out, plod, poke, poke along, procrastinate, pull, pursue, shadow, shag, spook, spoor, stalk, straggle, stream, string along, tag along, tail, take out after, tarry, tow, trace, track, traipse, trudge |
| Antonyms: | lead |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | traipse |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | walk |
| Synonyms: | amble, ambulate, gad, go on foot, hike, knock about, lumber, march, meander, pace, parade, plod, prance, promenade, roam, rove, shuffle, step, stride, stroll, strut, take a walk, tour, travel on foot, traverse, trek, troop, trudge, wander |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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