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slogging () 

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present participle of verb

  1. of slog

slog (slɒɡ Pronunciation for slog ) 

Definitions

verb

Word forms:  slogs, slogging, slogged
  1. to hit with heavy blows, as in boxing
  2. intr to work hard; toil
  3. intr; foll by down, up, along, etc to move with difficulty; plod
  4. (cricket) to score freely by taking large swipes at the ball

noun

  1. a tiring hike or walk
  2. long exhausting work
  3. a heavy blow or swipe

Derived Forms

ˈslogger noun

Word Origin

C19: of unknown origin

Synonyms

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= work, labour, toil, slave, plod, persevere, plough through, sweat blood, apply yourself to, work your fingers to the bone, peg away at, keep your nose to the grindstone
= trudge, tramp, plod, trek, hike, traipse, yomp, walk heavily, footslog
= hit, strike, punch, sock, thump, slug, wallop, slosh, hit for six
= work, labour, toil, industry, grind, effort, struggle, pains, sweat, painstaking, exertion, donkey-work, blood, sweat, and tears
= trudge, tramp, trek, hike, traipse, yomp, footslog

Example Sentences Including 'slogging'

"It was amazing I didn't just blow up there and then, with the stuff that was slogging it out inside me.
Kate Cann GO! (2001)
After slogging it out at some of the best biotech labs in the US, the helical intricacies of life come easy.
Business Today (2001)
Although I had never boxed before I managed by some hard slogging to reach the final.
Kennedy, Ludovic On My Way to the Club
FOR 25 years you have been slogging away in the private sector.
Times, Sunday Times (2002)
It would do you more good than all that wine you're slogging down.
Robin Hobb THE GOLDEN FOOL: Book Two of the Tawny Man (2002)
Maybe the Ford had stalled and the driver was slogging his way to town to get help.
Wood, Bari Doll's Eyes
She managed four birdies and three bogeys while slogging around the course.
Toronto Sun (2003)
The decision to travel with this bus firm came about because we couldn't be bothered slogging out to the government terminal.
The Mercury, Sunday Tasmanian (2004)
`My only regret is most of my family are on holiday in Spain while I've been slogging around here.
Sun, News of the World (1999)

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