trodden

[US]/'trɒdn/
[UK]/'trɑdn/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

v. stepped on; walked; walked along; crushed with the feet (past participle of tread)

Phrases & Collocations

well-trodden path

trodden underfoot

Example Sentences

the snow had been trodden down by the horses.

Cattle had trodden a path to the pond.

food and cigarette butts had been trodden into the carpet.

genuine rights were being trodden underfoot.

The people have been trodden down for too long.

Real-world Examples

She had trodden on the giant slug, which burst.

Source: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

It is rutted with wheels and trodden down by the feet of many adventurers.

Source: A Study in Scarlet by Sherlock Holmes

So we should all tread carefully.

Source: Sherlock Holmes: The Basic Deduction Method Season 2

But Mammy was showing her age and rheumatism was slowing her lumbering tread.

Source: Gone with the Wind

Gegeshidze said that despite an ongoing occupation, the government in Ukraine should tread lightly.

Source: VOA Standard March 2014 Collection

He steals along softly, and makes no sound as he treads.

Source: British Original Language Textbook Volume 2

I'm about to say something that's possibly treading a tightrope.

Source: Gourmet Base

667. The dreadful tread on the meadow broke the deadly deadlock.

Source: Remember 7000 graduate exam vocabulary in 16 days.

Well, she's only been here for a month, so just tread lightly.

Source: Our Day Season 2

So he pulled up his slippers at the heel, for he had trodden them down.

Source: Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales

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