plod

Universal Words verb (-dd-) [+adv./prep.] to walk slowly with heavy steps, especially because you are tired: [V] Our horses plodded down the muddy track. * We plodded on through the rain. * [VN] I watched her plodding her way across the field. plod noun [sing.] plodding adjective: plodding donkeys * (figurative, disapproving) The production was plodding and unimaginative. PHRASALVERBS plod along / on to make very slow progress, especially with difficult or boring work