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

Film critics have offered a range of views about Joker: Folie à Deux, starring Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga, calling it "bleak and daring" but also "depressingly dull and plodding".

From BBC

Part of this expectation has been shaped by a tumultuous history, where people gritted their teeth through the pain of wars and famine, and plodded on.

From BBC

Awards shows celebrating TV have a long history of being far worse, somehow, than the most plodding dramas.

From Salon

Film critics have offered a range of views about Joker: Folie à Deux, starring Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga, calling it both "bleak and daring", but also "depressingly dull and plodding".

From BBC

These CGI beasts, along with their size, age, and temperament, matter more as “House of the Dragon” plods on.

From Salon

Related Words

• lumber
• slog
• tramp
• trudge