plod
verb (used without object)
to walk heavily or move laboriously; trudge.
has plodded
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present perfectof plod (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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But people must document 80 monthly hours of work, study, rehabilitation or volunteering to be eligible for Georgia’s Pathways program, and enrollment has plodded, with fewer than 1,100 people signed up through October.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 4, 2024
Nasri, who has plodded around all night, is the man he replaces.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 15, 2015
Despite that, she has plodded along, trying to think of every way she can for finding avenues that could lead to identifying Granby Girl.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 5, 2015
The suit has plodded on for almost two years, after Holder refused to comply with House subpoenas digging into a disputed ATF undercover operation aimed at gun traffickers on the Mexican border.
From Slate ● Oct. 4, 2013
The enfranchised quill, that has plodded all the morning among the cart-rucks of figures and cyphers, frisks and curvets so at its ease over the flowery carpet-ground of a midnight dissertation.—It feels its promotion.
From The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 2 Elia and The Last Essays of Elia by Charles Lamb
