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

• ˈploddingly, adverb
• ˈploddingness, noun
• ˈplodding, adjective

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

He was slower than the rest, less imaginative, and he tended to plod a bit.

From The Daily Beast

As the animal's heavy feet plod over the ground, worms and insects come to the surface.

From Project Gutenberg

Here was no two-miles plod back again over the burning asphalt, slackening every nerve that had been braced up by the bathe.

From Project Gutenberg

Oh, the weariness of that eternal plod through the rough grassy ground, the coldness, the interminable darkness!

From Project Gutenberg

But at a slow pace it was possible to plod on without undue exhaustion.

From Project Gutenberg

For such a search as this the swift aeroplane could serve while one might plod in vain over the ground.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• lumber
• slog
• tramp
• trudge