plodded; plodding
1
: to work laboriously and monotonously : drudge
2
a
: to walk heavily or slowly : trudge
b
: to proceed slowly or tediously
the movie's plot just plods along
: to tread slowly or heavily along or over
Synonyms
Examples of plod in a Sentence
We plodded through mud that came up past our ankles.
I could hear my roommate plodding up the steps to our apartment.
We plodded our way across the muddy field.
He plodded through his work.
The day was plodding along.
Recent Examples on the Web
Marathoners or distance runners plodded along on rubber soles, with leather or canvas uppers.
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Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 July 2024
The team – which only finished top of a weak group by the skin of its teeth - has been described as negative and defensive, the passing telegraphed and the movement plodding.
—Matias Grez, CNN, 10 July 2024
The Normandy Format—the diplomatic group composed of France, Germany, Russia, and Ukraine that was supposed to work toward a settlement of the Donbas conflict—plodded along.
—Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 19 June 2023
She’s spent many nights just like this, sleeping on the uneven floor of a dining tent curled up next to a tangle of cords and radios and solar batteries to keep it all going as her team plods through a dangerous and foolish darkness.
—Cory Richards, Outside Online, 7 July 2024
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Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 July 2024
The team – which only finished top of a weak group by the skin of its teeth - has been described as negative and defensive, the passing telegraphed and the movement plodding.
—Matias Grez, CNN, 10 July 2024
The Normandy Format—the diplomatic group composed of France, Germany, Russia, and Ukraine that was supposed to work toward a settlement of the Donbas conflict—plodded along.
—Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 19 June 2023
She’s spent many nights just like this, sleeping on the uneven floor of a dining tent curled up next to a tangle of cords and radios and solar batteries to keep it all going as her team plods through a dangerous and foolish darkness.
—Cory Richards, Outside Online, 7 July 2024
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“Plod.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plod. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
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