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plodpast tense, past participle - plodded; verb1) (to walk heavily and slowly: The elderly man plodded down the street.) andar con paso pesado2) (to work slowly but thoroughly: They plodded on with the work.) trabajar con esmeroplod vb caminar pesadamentetr[plɒd]1 (walk slowly) andar con paso lento, andar con paso pesado2 (work steadily) hacer laboriosamente1) trudge: caminar pesadamente y lentamente2) drudge: trabajar laboriosamentev.• trabajar laboriosamente v.plɑːd, plɒda) ( walk) caminar lenta y pesadamenteb) ( work)she's still plodding away at her thesis — sigue lidiando or batallando con la tesis
[plɒd]how's work going? - oh, plodding along — ¿qué tal el trabajo? - ahí va, tirando or (AmL exc CS) jalando
1. N1)2)2.VT3. VI1) (lit) andar con paso pesadoto plod along or on — ir andando con paso lento
keep plodding! — ¡ánimo!, ¡no os dejéis desanimar!
2) (fig) (at work etc)* * *[plɑːd, plɒd]a) ( walk) caminar lenta y pesadamenteb) ( work)she's still plodding away at her thesis — sigue lidiando or batallando con la tesis
how's work going? - oh, plodding along — ¿qué tal el trabajo? - ahí va, tirando or (AmL exc CS) jalando
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plod — plod1 [ plad ] verb intransitive plod along/through/down to walk with slow heavy steps: TRUDGE: We plodded through the mud to reach the cottage. ,plod a long or ,plod on phrasal verb intransitive to progress at a very slow steady rate: He s still … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
plod along — ˌplod a ˈlong ˌplod ˈon [intransitive] [present tense I/you/we/they plod along he/she/it plods along present participle plod … Useful english dictionary
plod on — ˌplod a ˈlong ˌplod ˈon [intransitive] [present tense I/you/we/they plod along he/she/it plods along presen … Useful english dictionary
plod along — phrasal verb plod along or plod on [intransitive] Word forms plod along : present tense I/you/we/they plod along he/she/it plods along present participle plodding along past tense plodded along past participle plodded along to progress at a very… … English dictionary
plod on — phrasal verb plod along or plod on [intransitive] Word forms plod along : present tense I/you/we/they plod along he/she/it plods along present participle plodding along past tense plodded along past participle plodded along to progress at a very… … English dictionary
plod — [[t]plɒd[/t]] v. plod•ded, plod•ding, n. 1) to walk heavily or move laboriously; trudge 2) to proceed in a tediously slow manner 3) to work with steady and monotonous perseverance; drudge 4) to walk heavily over or along 5) the act or a course of … From formal English to slang
plodder — plod|der [ pladər ] noun count INFORMAL someone who works hard at a slow steady rate but is not very intelligent and does not have any good ideas of their own … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
plodding — plod|ding [ pladıŋ ] adjective 1. ) working hard at a slow steady rate, but not very intelligent and lacking any good ideas of your own 2. ) slow and boring: a plodding and predictable movie … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
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jog on — Synonyms and related words: abide, ambulate, ankle, bide, carry on, cease not, chug on, circumambulate, continue, drag on, drift along, endure, flow on, foot, foot it, go along, go on, hold on, hold steady, hoof it, jaywalk, keep going, keep on,… … Moby Thesaurus