- present participle of plod.
plodding
Example Sentences
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“I love working with animals,” she said, plodding down a gravel road toward a clover-carpeted pasture.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 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 fast start followed two games in which the plodding Golden Knights watched the Ducks skate rings around them.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 9, 2026
With a short season, smaller scope and much lighter tone, this could be the welcome antidote to the humorless, plodding “HotD,” and get Westeros fans excited again.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 31, 2025
He started plodding north from tidewater in February, but his enthusiasm fizzled on the lower reaches of the Ruth Glacier, still thirty miles from the peak, so he aborted the attempt and retreated to Talkeetna.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
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