plod
verb (used without object)
to walk heavily or move laboriously; trudge.
was plodding
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past progressiveof plod.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Reyes, a 27-year-old DH, was plodding along for Cleveland after smacking 37 homers in 2019 and 30 last year.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 15, 2022
Yeghiayan, the son of a genocide survivor, was plodding one night through the memoirs of a former U.S. ambassador to the Ottoman Empire when he stumbled on a passage about victims’ life insurance policies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 23, 2022
Despite their efforts, the expansion that followed was plodding, leaving millions out of work for months on end.
From New York Times ● Jan. 4, 2020
Ian Poulter, who was plodding along in plaid, was at even par after shooting 1 under for his round through 14 holes.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 15, 2013
Rivera was plodding after him now on slow and heavy feet, pop-pop, stay one step ahead of him, jab and jump away, jab and hook and duck under the swinging arm.
From "The Contender" by Robert Lipsyte
