trudgen

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/ˈtɹʌd͡ʒən/

noun

A swimming stroke in which the left and right hands are alternately raised out of the water, brought forward and drawn back through the water. A scissor kick is performed on every second stroke.

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Trudgen stroke
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Meanings

trudgen1

nountrudgen (plural trudgens)

plural trudgens

  1. hobbiesA swimming stroke in which the left and right hands are alternately raised out of the water, brought forward and drawn back through the water. A scissor kick is performed on every second stroke.

    Synonyms: Trudgen stroke

verbtrudgen (third-person singular simple present trudgens, present participle trudgening, simple past and past participle trudgened)

present singular third person trudgens · participle present trudgening · participle past trudgened · past trudgened

  1. hobbiesTo swim using this stroke.

Trudgen2

proper noun
  1. A surname.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA swimming stroke in which the left and right hands are alternately raised out of the water, brought forward and drawn back through the water. A scissor kick is performed on every second stroke.

Similar
Trudgen stroke
Also see
trudgen stroke

Origin

Named for John Trudgen (1852-1902), an English swimmer who popularised the stroke.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with trudgen

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Cite this entry
APA

trudgen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trudgen

MLA

“trudgen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trudgen. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “trudgen,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trudgen.

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