plod
verb (used without object)
to walk heavily or move laboriously; trudge.
is plodding
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present progressiveof plod (3rd person singular).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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Denton’s late-summer start date shows that Nike’s turnaround is plodding along, but will take time.
From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026
The story is plodding, the characters are boring and earnest, and the supposed comic-relief act provided by the trio of stumblebums on Arco’s trail is a wince-inducing failure.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 22, 2026
“It’s ironic that the private sector is made out to be this hyper-efficient thing, and the government is plodding, slow,” he said.
From New York Times ● Dec. 6, 2023
BYU is plodding along in the West Coast Conference.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 24, 2023
It is plodding in a certain sense, but by it the mountain is scaled; whereas the impetuous nature soon tires, or is injured, and the climb is over, half-finished.
From The True Citizen, How to Become One by W. F. Markwick
