plod
verb/plɒd/
/plɑːd/
[intransitive, transitive]Verb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they plod | /plɒd/ /plɑːd/ |
| he / she / it plods | /plɒdz/ /plɑːdz/ |
| past simple plodded | /ˈplɒdɪd/ /ˈplɑːdɪd/ |
| past participle plodded | /ˈplɒdɪd/ /ˈplɑːdɪd/ |
| -ing form plodding | /ˈplɒdɪŋ/ /ˈplɑːdɪŋ/ |
- to walk slowly with heavy steps, especially because you are tired synonym trudge
- + adv./prep. Our horses plodded down the muddy track.
- We plodded on through the rain.
- They plodded back up the hill again.
- plod your way + adv./prep. I watched her plodding her way across the field.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryPlod is used with these nouns as the subject:- horse
More Like This Consonant-doubling verbsConsonant-doubling verbsWord Originmid 16th cent.: probably symbolic of a heavy gait.Want to learn more?
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