1. walk doggedly and slowly with heavy steps: "we plodded back up the hill"Similartrudgewalk heavilyclumpstompstumptrampdrag oneselflumberslogsprauchletraikinformal:trog
▪ work slowly and perseveringly at a dull task:"we were plodding through a textbook"Similarwork one's waywadeplowtoiltrawlsoldier (on)proceed laboriouslylaborinformal:slog
noun
1. a slow, heavy walk:"he settled down to a steady plod"
Word Originmid 16th century: probably symbolic of a heavy gait.
