plod

[ plod ]

verb (used without object)

, plod·ded, plod·ding.

1. to walk heavily or move laboriously; trudge:

   to plod under the weight of a burden.

2. to proceed in a tediously slow manner:

   The play just plodded along in the second act.

3. to work with constant and monotonous perseverance; drudge.

   Synonyms: labor, moil, toil

verb (used with object)

, plod·ded, plod·ding.

1. to walk heavily over or along.

noun

1. the act or a course of plodding.
2. a sound of a heavy tread.

plod

/ plɒd /

verb

1. to make (one's way) or walk along (a path, road, etc) with heavy usually slow steps
2. intr to work slowly and perseveringly

noun

1. the act of plodding
2. the sound of slow heavy steps
3. slang.
   a policeman

Derived Forms

• ˈplodding, adjective
• ˈploddingly, adverb
• ˈploddingness, noun

Other Words From

• plodder noun
• plodding·ly adverb
• plodding·ness noun
• outplod verb (used with object) outplodded outplodding
• un·plodding adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of plod¹

First recorded in 1555–65; perhaps imitative

Word History and Origins

Origin of plod¹

C16: of imitative origin

Synonym Study

See pace ¹.

Example Sentences

During Carnival this year, as many as 70 will plod through the swarming crowds each day, Edington said.

From Seattle Times

Virginia legislators can’t plod through discussion on every single issue or they would run out of time, said House GOP Leader Todd Gilbert.

From Seattle Times

“Any excuse to escape from Cambridge and plod across ploughed fields instead of stagnating in lecture rooms is enormously welcome,” he said in a letter quoted by Dimbleby.

From Seattle Times

The Guardian's Wendy Ide praised the "thrillingly dynamic central performance from the versatile Domingo", but added the film itself was more of a "dutiful plod through the facts".

From BBC

Near the center, combines plod through chest-high weeds and underwhelming patches of beige wheat, just enough of it to make a harvest worthwhile.

From New York Times

Related Words

• lumber
• slog
• tramp
• trudge