plod
[ plod ]
/ plɒd /
verb (used without object), plod·ded, plod·ding.
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.
verb (used with object), plod·ded, plod·ding.
to walk heavily over or along.
noun
the act or a course of plodding.
a sound of a heavy tread.
Origin of plod
First recorded in 1555–65; perhaps imitative
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British Dictionary definitions for plodding
plod
/ (plɒd) /
verb plods, plodding or plodded
to make (one's way) or walk along (a path, road, etc) with heavy usually slow steps
(intr)
to work slowly and perseveringly
noun
the act of plodding
the sound of slow heavy steps
British slang
a policeman
Derived forms of plod
plodding, adjective ploddingly, adverb ploddingness, nounWord Origin for plod
C16: of imitative origin