From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishplodplod /plɒd $ plɑːd/ verb (plodded, plodding) [intransitive always + adverb/preposition]WALKSLOW to walk along slowly, especially when this is difficultplod through/up/across etc The horse plodded up the hill.plod on/along/back Jake kept plodding on.► see thesaurus at walk → plod on/along→ See Verb table
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plod• The movie plods along with predictable twists and turns.• We plodded down the walk, and then I had her wait by the curb.• Kant was not noted for his turn of phrase-his style was usually a plodding one.• Then they plodded round a circular mill, crushing the cider apples.• There were better things in life, for a young man like him, than plodding round London after a pick-pocket.• Her husband said the petite woman had complained of fatigue as they plodded up a Canyon trail.• Not especially gracious, but squat and workmanlike, plodding with tenacity from port to port.plod through/up/across etc• Her husband said the petite woman had complained of fatigue as they plodded up a Canyon trail.• His father always favoured George, he thought angrily as they plodded up the lane.• They plodded through the rain in an unhappy silence.• They plodded through the whole range of routine questions.Origin plod (1500-1600) From the sound or the action 