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plod verb. Infl. -dd-. M16.
[Prob. symbolic.]
verb intrans. Walk heavily or without elasticity; move or progress doggedly or laboriously, trudge. Also foll. by on, along, up, etc. M16.
D. H. Lawrence The two women plodded on through the wet world. Tolkien Up slope and down dale they plodded. transf.: P. Farmer We plod across one desert after another in our..Chevrolet Chevette.
b. verb trans. Trudge along or over (a road etc.); make (one's way) by plodding. M18.
T. Gray The plowman homeward plods his weary way.
verb intrans. Work steadily and laboriously; toil, drudge, slave. (Foll. by at.) M16.
G. Meredith The secret of good workto plod on and..keep the passion fresh.
verb intrans. Of a hound: remain behind in one spot giving tongue continuously. L16-L17.
verb intrans. Plot. M17-L18.
plodder noun a person who plods; esp. a person who works slowly and laboriously, a persevering toiler, a drudge: L16.
ploddingly adverb in a plodding manner L16.
ploddingness noun the state or condition of being plodding L19.