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plodplod /plɒd $ plɑːd/ verb (past tense and past participle plodded, present participle plodding) plodOrigin: 1500-1600 From the sound or the action VERB TABLEplod |
Present | I, you, we, they | plod | | he, she, it | plods | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | plodded | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have plodded | | he, she, it | has plodded | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had plodded | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will plod | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have plodded |
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Present | I | am plodding | | he, she, it | is plodding | | you, we, they | are plodding | Past | I, he, she, it | was plodding | | you, we, they | were plodding | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been plodding | | he, she, it | has been plodding | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been plodding | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be plodding | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been plodding |
- The movie plods along with predictable twists and turns.
- Her husband said the petite woman had complained of fatigue as they plodded up a Canyon trail.
- Kant was not noted for his turn of phrase-his style was usually a plodding one.
- Not especially gracious, but squat and workmanlike, plodding with tenacity from port to port.
- 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.
- We plodded down the walk, and then I had her wait by the curb.
to walk slowly► trudge to walk in a slow tired way because it is difficult to continue walking, or you do not want to go somewhere: · The men trudged along the road, heads bent against the wind.· I’ve spent hours trudging around the shops looking for a present. ► plod to walk slowly in a tired way – often used about a horse, donkey etc: · The donkey was plodding slowly along under its heavy load.· I plodded on growing thirstier and hungrier. ► shuffle to walk very slowly and noisily without lifting your feet off the ground: · The old man got up and shuffled to the door. to walk slowly because you are tired► trudge/plod to walk slowly and with heavy steps, especially because you are tired, it is difficult to walk, or you do not want to go somewhere: trudge/plod through/back/along etc: · She trudged back up the hill, loaded down with heavy bags of groceries.· We trudged to school through the snow, wishing we could be playing in it.· The donkey was plodding slowly along under its heavy load. ► traipse to walk a long way, especially when you are looking for something or visiting different places, so that you become tired: traipse around/about/in and out etc: · We traipsed around every store in town, trying to find the right color paint.· Traipsing round museums all day is not my idea of fun. ADVERB► along· We are rarely content to plod along mechanically.· The movie plods along with predictable twists and turns you can see coming for miles.· I go to the gym in spite of myself, puffing and plodding along.· We just plodded along like a bunch of sheep.· You know, good old Mom, plodding along.· I plodded along in the ditch.· They are easy to play; they plod along, and the interest is in the voices and the text.· But if he eventually is to rise above the average, he can not simply plod along, indulging in routine matters. ► on· Despite the riots caused by Mr Hani's murder, multi-party talks on a new constitution have plodded on.· Capitin plodded on, old and remote.· You either opt out or plod on and make the most of it.· Reserving it for later, I plodded on into town.· Behind him his men plodded on just as she had imagined them.· Miraculously, although some teams had lost up to three of their complement, they plodded on.· The woman, with supreme indifference, plodded on.· But it had become impossible for Mr Major to plod on with the same soiled team. ► up· His father always favoured George, he thought angrily as they plodded up the lane.· Her husband said the petite woman had complained of fatigue as they plodded up a Canyon trail. [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] 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 walkplod on/along phrasal verb to work slowly or make slow progress, especially in a way that is boring: For years he had plodded along in a series of boring office jobs. |