plod
to walk heavily or move laboriously; trudge: to plod under the weight of a burden.
to proceed in a tediously slow manner: The play just plodded along in the second act.
to work with constant and monotonous perseverance; drudge.
to walk heavily over or along.
the act or a course of plodding.
a sound of a heavy tread.
Origin of plod
1synonym study For plod
Other words for plod
Other words from plod
- plodder, noun
- plod·ding·ly, adverb
- plod·ding·ness, noun
- outplod, verb (used with object), out·plod·ded, out·plod·ding.
- un·plod·ding, adjective
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How to use plod in a sentence
And the plodding pace of the French justice system has a way of interfering with career plans, no matter what the ultimate ruling.
IMF Chief Lagarde Placed Under Formal Investigation in France | Tracy McNicoll | August 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe tunes might be used to bang the drum to, but they provide a plodding pulse for American stamina.
What Kind of Patriot Are You? 9 Fourth of July Books for Different Viewpoints | The Daily Beast | July 2, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTWhereas in a notebook I just keep plodding along, slowly, accumulating sentences, sometimes even surprising myself.
The fact that such views got airtime on a major network almost made the night's whole plodding exercise worthwhile.
Michelle Goldberg on Ron Paul’s Debate Points | Michelle Goldberg | January 8, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTThe forensic evidence was, as usual, presented in a scientifically plodding manner.
Thus it lightens the toil of the weary laborer plodding along the highway of life.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce | E. R. Billings.I was plodding up the river, when I heard Gordon shouting two or three hundred yards behind.
Raw Gold | Bertrand W. SinclairLamb had already decided he would give it to him as he came plodding his smug little way home some evening.
There were plodding lines of people, disciplined, carrying burdens, no bigger than ants at this distance.
Valley of the Croen | Lee TarbellFree to explore that weird city of plodding lives, of strange unexplained sounds, of ominously hidden activity!
Valley of the Croen | Lee Tarbell
British Dictionary definitions for plod
/ (plɒd) /
to make (one's way) or walk along (a path, road, etc) with heavy usually slow steps
(intr) to work slowly and perseveringly
the act of plodding
the sound of slow heavy steps
British slang a policeman
Origin of plod
1Derived forms of plod
- plodding, adjective
- ploddingly, adverb
- ploddingness, noun
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