plod
verb (used without object)
to walk heavily or move laboriously; trudge.
were 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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Even during the negotiations, Levin’s people found their AOL counterparts boorish and boisterous, while the AOLers thought Time Warner execs were plodding, stodgy and unable to fully comprehend the value of the internet.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 15, 2024
The Bruins were plodding along unremarkably during nonconference play … before giving then-No.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 24, 2018
They were plodding and methodical, chewing up yardage on a wet, frosty night.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 16, 2017
By 2007 an estimated 19,000 school policemen, known as School Resource Officers, were plodding the corridors of America’s schools, in addition to many regular police and private security officers.
From Economist ● Jan. 5, 2016
Frodo and Sam were plodding along with heavy hearts, no longer able to care greatly about their peril.
From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien
