plodverb [ I + adv/prep ]
uk/plɒd/us/plɑːd/-dd-plod verb [ I + adv/prep ] (WALK)
to walk taking slow steps, as if your feet are heavy:
We plodded through the mud.
Despite the wind and the rain, they plodded on until they reached the cabin.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Moving gently on foot
- amble
- blow
- gently
- meander
- mince
- mincing
- mooch
- mosey
- potter
- process
- promenade
- putter
- saunter
- slink
- slunk
- stroll
- stroller
- tiptoe
- wander
plod verb [ I + adv/prep ] (WORK)
to work slowly and continuously, but without imagination, enthusiasm, or interest:
For years, he's plodded away at the same dull routine job.
Alex is just plodding along at school, making very little progress.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Work, working and the workplace
- a long way to go idiom
- act as sth 1
- act as sth
- all work and no play (makes Jack a dull boy) idiom
- assignment
- cabin
- hold down a job idiom
- hoop
- hot desk
- hot-desking
- hotelling
- housekeeping
- labour
- slouch
- spadework
- stroke
- sweat
- sweat over sth
- swing into action idiom
- temp
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plodder
noun [ C ] uk/ˈplɒd.ər/us/ˈplɑː.dɚ/
Dennis is a bit of a plodder, but he gets the job done in the end.
plodding
adjective uk/ˈplɒd.ɪŋ/us/ˈplɑː.dɪŋ/
I'll try not to bore you with lots of plodding details.
Synonym
pedestrian