n.
Pronunciation: ' pläd
Function: verb
Inflected Form: plod · ded ; plod · ding
Etymology: origin unknown
Date: 1562
intransitive verb
1 : to work laboriously and monotonously : DRUDGE
2 a : to walk heavily or slowly : TRUDGE b : to proceed slowly or tediously <the movie just plod s along>
transitive verb : to tread slowly or heavily along or over
– plod noun
– plod · der noun
– plod · ding · ly \ ' plä-di ŋ -l ē \ adverb