plodded; plodding
1
: to work laboriously and monotonously : drudge
2
a
: to walk heavily or slowly : trudge
b
: to proceed slowly or tediously
the movie's plot just plods along
: to tread slowly or heavily along or over
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Examples of plod in a Sentence
We plodded through mud that came up past our ankles.
I could hear my roommate plodding up the steps to our apartment.
We plodded our way across the muddy field.
He plodded through his work.
The day was plodding along.
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But Flynn recited this prophetic word salad with the delivery of one’s least-favorite uncle plodding through an ill-prepared wedding toast.
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Emily Harnett, Harper's Magazine, 26 Apr. 2024
Fitted loosely into the adult-sized canvas suit, Jack plodded about the murky sea floor for the maximum time allowed.
—Rachel Lance, WIRED, 16 Apr. 2024
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Emily Harnett, Harper's Magazine, 26 Apr. 2024
Fitted loosely into the adult-sized canvas suit, Jack plodded about the murky sea floor for the maximum time allowed.
—Rachel Lance, WIRED, 16 Apr. 2024
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“Plod.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plod. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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