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
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.
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Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025
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Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025
Daemon the King Consort, hold the consort, please, plods through Harrenhal in a maze of his own nightmares.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 21 July 2024
The case of the blogger accused of intimidating witnesses in the Karen Read murder trial continues to plod along, prompting his defense attorney to bring up a possible dismissal motion for lack of prosecution.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 11 July 2024
The sequel to last season’s thrilling run to the Western Conference finals has been plodding, a hard-to-watch mix of turnovers, isolation dribbling and slow pace.
—Jon Krawczynski, The Athletic, 18 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for plod
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“Plod.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plod. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
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