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to footslog

to footslog

8.7
To walk slowly and with effort over long or difficult ground
  • verb
: caminar pesadamente
  • We had to footslog through mud and rain for miles before reaching the village.

Examples

  • After hours of hiking, I began to footslog up the hill.

  • They footslogged through the muddy field.

  • After a long day, the hikers footslogged back to their camp exhausted.

  • She was not looking forward to footslogging across the forest path again in the morning.

  • After a long day, the hikers footslogged back to their camp exhausted.

  • We had to footslog through mud and rain for miles before reaching the village.

  • She was not looking forward to footslogging across the forest path again in the morning.

Synonyms

to walk
vsto footslog
∞ 1.0

To move on foot at a normal speed

is the intense, effortful movement used over long hard terrain
to drag
vsto footslog
110 2.8

To move slowly and with effort because you are tired

is the heavier, more forceful motion often over rough ground
to trudge
vsto footslog
32 5.5

To walk slowly with heavy steps because you are tired

is similar but implies effort over long distances or rough terrain
to tramp
vsto footslog
14 5.5

To walk with heavy steps, often over rough ground

is similar but stresses long distances and rough terrain
to plod
vsto footslog
12 5.5

To walk slowly with heavy steps because you are tired

is the same perseverance but often over longer, harder journeys
to pad
vsto footslog
11 6.4

To walk with heavy, steady steps, often when tired

is the broader heavy movement not limited to soft surfaces
to tromp
vsto footslog
9 6.3

To walk with heavy noisy steps that make loud sounds

is the heavy motion without the strong noisy or crushing emphasis
to slog
vsto footslog
6 5.3

To walk slowly with heavy steps, often through mud or when tired

is the general heavy movement used especially across difficult ground
to stump
vsto footslog
5 5.9

To walk with heavy noisy steps that show effort or anger

is similar but may lack the noisy, clumsy connotation
shamble
vsto footslog
1 8.0

A slow, awkward walk that drags the feet

is heavier and more effortful rather than merely awkward gait

Antonyms

118 1.8

To walk slowly and enjoy it

How Tiring

to slog
18 6.7
to trudge
32 5.5
to footslog
8.7
to hike
138 2.0
to walk
∞ 1.0
to stroll
118 1.8

Surface Forms

footslog infinitive
footslogged past participle
footslogging present participle
footslogs third person singular

Morphology

footslog = foot + slog (transparent) = foot + slog

Formed from 'foot' + 'slog' meaning 'to slog on foot,' which a learner who knows both components can readily infer.

Etymology

The word footslog is a simple mix of foot and slog, where slog means 'to walk slowly and with effort'. So, to footslog is to walk heavily and slowly for a long time, like putting one heavy step after another through mud or rough ground.