- present participle of plod.
plodding
Example Sentences
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"We just have to keep going as best we can, we have to keep plodding on."
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
This seems useful: the computer taking on work that plodding through yourself takes your time but brings no emotional payoff or personal growth.
From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026
Denton’s late-summer start date shows that Nike’s turnaround is plodding along, but will take time.
From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026
The story is plodding, the characters are boring and earnest, and the supposed comic-relief act provided by the trio of stumblebums on Arco’s trail is a wince-inducing failure.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 22, 2026
As she spoke, the familiar and unmistakable squinch-squanch, squinch-squanch of the DYNNE’s heavy footsteps could be heard plodding over the hill, and when he finally appeared he was dragging an incredibly large sack behind him.
From "The Phantom Tollbooth" by Norton Juster
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