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  • present participle of plod.

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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

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

That 1973 informant report ignited what had been, up until that point, a plodding and inconclusive investigation into what had already been known about King’s murder.

From Slate • Dec. 1, 2025

Slot's plodding possession game doesn't work for us, especially with our poor defence.

From BBC • Nov. 27, 2025

They kept a steady plodding pace, past a shepherd's croft and the abandoned workings of a mine.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin




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