- present participle of lug.
lugging
Example Sentences
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Groups of all ages converged on the city centre to the sound of drums and guitars, with hardy pilgrims lugging rucksacks and camping material on their backs.
From Barron's ● Jun. 7, 2026
On a recent morning, out-of-work factory hands, some lugging suitcases, wandered along a street where a cluster of hiring agencies advertised what jobs were still available.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 11, 2026
Picture, said Hutchcraft, laborers going up and down the rows with bags on their shoulders, picking orange fruit and filling them, and then lugging the bags to tubs at the ends of rows.
From Slate ● Apr. 20, 2026
She remembered trailing behind her grandmother cutting roses in her garden, lugging bucketfuls of flowers and inhaling the sweetness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 9, 2026
They were lugging the five heavy books the ranger had given Neel, and Baba was also carrying their decoy masks and his long, sturdy stick.
From "Tiger Boy" by Mitali Perkins
