■ verb ( ~s , ~ding , ~ded ) walk doggedly and slowly with heavy steps.
↘work slowly and perseveringly at a dull task.
■ noun
1》 a slow, heavy walk.
2》 (also PC Plod ) Brit. informal a police officer.
Derivatives
~der noun
~ding adjective
~dingly adverb
Origin
C16: prob. symbolic of a heavy gait.