trudge (
http://definr.com/trudge)
n : a long difficult walk
v 1: walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud;
"Donkeys that plodded wearily in a circle around a gin"
D.H. Lawrence [syn:
slog,
footslog,
plod,
pad,
tramp]
2: to walk or proceed draggingly, slowly: "Snow buried the
streets and covered the slanting rooftops, as John trudged
toward St. Peter's." [syn:
trail,
shack]