plod
verb (used without object)
to walk heavily or move laboriously; trudge.
had been plodding
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past perfect progressiveof plod.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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All season, the Trailblazers had been plodding along preparing for the inevitable matchup of No. 1 vs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 22, 2026
Up until then, the campaign had been plodding along.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 6, 2020
Virginia Woolf was not taught – and because I had been plodding through English Literature in Prose A-Z since I was about 12, at the Accrington public library, I hadn’t reached W.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 16, 2017
Both teams had been plodding through low-scoring games of late until they combined for perhaps the most entertaining meeting of the season Sunday night.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 28, 2016
Hitherto these four brand-new little warships, all white wood, grey paint and polished metal, had been plodding over the 600 miles of sea from Portsmouth at what was termed "cruising speed"—a mere 10 knots.
From Submarine Warfare of To-day How the Submarine Menace was Met and Vanquished, With Descriptions of the Inventions and Devices Used, Fast Boats, Mystery Ships by Charles W. (Charles William) Domville-Fife
