(-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
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