Please help me find the correct word?
what verb would you use to describe the action of someone who uses all his strength and tries his best to pass through a quagmire?
thank you very much!
2006-12-15 14:36:38 · 5 answers · asked by solv6868 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Persist. Persevere. Push onward/forward.
Slog. Trudge.
Traverse, Trevail. Trek.
2006-12-15 15:06:45 · answer #1 · answered by LisaFlorida 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It could be
endeavor- to try very hard
or
toil, drudge, labor, plod, pine away, exert, grind
or even attempt or strive
It's hard to find the word. My guess is that you have a specific word in your mind that you are looking for. So, you may end up being the one to figure it out!
By the way, I love the fact that you used the word "quagmire" in your question. It is a very appropriate, yet underused, word. Awesome!
2006-12-15 15:11:32 · answer #2 · answered by Princess Purple 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
trudge
noun
1. a long difficult walk
verb
1. walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud; "Mules plodded in a circle around a grindstone"
2006-12-15 14:47:40 · answer #3 · answered by Kevin 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
to strive
verb
To exert one's mental or physical powers, usually under difficulty and to the point of exhaustion: drive, fag, labor, moil, strain 1, sweat, toil, travail, tug, work. Idiom: break one's back (or neck). See work
2006-12-15 16:50:18 · answer #4 · answered by tichur 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Slogging should fit the bill
2006-12-15 14:45:21 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋