plod

\ ˈpläd

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plodded; plodding

Definition of plod

intransitive verb

1 : to work laboriously and monotonously : drudge

2a : to walk heavily or slowly : trudge

b : to proceed slowly or tediously the movie's plot just plods along

transitive verb

: to tread slowly or heavily along or over

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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 The three-foot-long creatures live near Australia, moving their pectoral fins in the front and pelvic fins in the back to plod along, writes Nat Geo’s Douglas Main. — National Geographic, "Will global health emergencies end china's wildlife markets?," 30 Jan. 2020 Purty, purty,’ until the last of the herd disappeared, then plod back to camp, meatless and hungry. — David E. Petzal, Field & Stream, "When Is it Time to Stop Pulling the Trigger?," 3 Dec. 2019 And because Toyota has adhered to this very simple formula, 4Runner sales have plodded along steadily without much feature updating over the years. — Jim Resnick, Ars Technica, "As capable as a Jeep, as reliable as a Toyota—it’s the 2020 4Runner SUV," 14 Feb. 2020 The draft plodded on, through Hawaiian shirts and all the way to Pick No. — New York Times, "The N.F.L. Draft Pics You Haven’t Seen," 26 Apr. 2020 But Curry’s scrimmages haven’t come under ideal circumstances, as the undermanned Warriors are plodding through a stretch of playing five games in eight nights. — Rusty Simmons, SFChronicle.com, "When will Steph Curry play? Update on the way," 28 Feb. 2020 With its current resources, the center has been plodding through the work at an unmanageably slow pace, said Brian Druker, director of the OHSU’s half of the partnership, the Knight Cancer Institute. — oregonlive, "Columbia Sportswear CEO gives OHSU $10 million for cancer treatment research," 20 Feb. 2020 Their son, Anthony, sits nearby, plodding away at his online school assignments. — Mandy Mclaren, The Courier-Journal, "As the coronavirus interrupts daily life, a Louisville family grapples with a new reality," 20 Mar. 2020 The film simply plods along, lacking the sustained tension necessary for viewers to overcome the ludicrous plotting. — Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, "'The Postcard Killings': Film Review," 12 Mar. 2020

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“Plod.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plod. Accessed 4 Jun. 2020.

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