plod
verb (used without object)
to walk heavily or move laboriously; trudge.
are plodding
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present progressiveof plod.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Some of them are plodding, while others put on full display the lamentable labor conditions that still dog much of the industry today.
From Slate ● Sep. 6, 2023
They are plodding, one-dimensional, straight-forward marching fighters with average speed and reflexes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2021
At 3-5 and 1-4 in the conference, the Huskers are plodding through another potential disappointing season.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 19, 2021
Blow-by-blow accounts of Johanna’s attempts to make sense of a smartphone and descriptions of the way she cares for her roses and her dog are plodding.
From New York Times ● Dec. 3, 2019
Many a horse has given out already, and dismounted men are plodding along by the flank of column.
From Campaigning with Crook and Stories of Army Life by Charles King
