Tread Trudge Trek

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[Y] 1. Could someone explain the nuances between Tread, Trudge, and Trek?

For example, I don't see any clear reason behind selecting any one of the three words in the following sentences.

A. I trod across the deep forest.

B. I trudged through the snow.

C. I trekked through the deep slush.

[Y] 2. Could you also explain what's the correct PastTense& Particle from of Tread?

Treaded Treaded, OR, Trod Trodden ?

I ask because I see Trod Trodden being used much more often. But sometimes I also see Treaded being used here and there.

CalifJim · Accepted Answer

akdom A. I trod across the deep forest.
B. I trudged through the snow.
C. I trekked through the deep slush.

trudged sounds best to my ear. You walked slowly and laboriously through the snow. I would use trudged through the deep slush, too. Of the three, I think trudge is more widely appicable to many different situations.

To me, tread sounds more like step on.

I accidentally trod on the dog's tail, and he gave a sharp yelp.

And trek sounds like making a long, possibly difficult, journey. I wouldn't use trek in the context of slush, unless I trekked for miles through slush in the Arctic.

We trekked all the way up into the mountains.

You could trek across a forest, too.

I would use tread, trod, trodden, but I never use the verb myself.

The regular forms are also correct.

CJ

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