Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

footslog

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: foot-slog
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An instance of footslogging.

verb

to walk heavily over a long distance or in a weary manner; to trudge

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

"... which had resulted in a number of the older and weaker felons being weeded out in view of the prospective rigours of a lengthy footslog to Siberia."
"My lovely ramble through the bright woods, as I had been fooling myself, gave itself over to the sober truth: became a slippery footslog through the gloom, ..."
"Romans, cursing in full armour, had to fight and footslog two thousand miles overland to Britain."
"The bush is too thick. We will have to footslog up the side."
"Dick went by train to Voi and then proceeded to footslog across the Serengeti Plains to Taveta."

Etymology

From foot + slog.

Usage

Intransitive verb

Inflected Forms

footslogs (plural) footslogs (present, singular) footslogging (participle, present) footslogged (participle, past) footslogged (past)

Synonyms

slog plod trudge pad tramp

Questions

What does footslog mean?: An instance of footslogging.
Where does footslog come from?: From foot + slog.

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