Plod — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the act of walking with a slow heavy gait

walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/plˈɑːd/

🇬🇧British English

/plˈɒd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/plˈɒd/

1 syllable Say it as /plˈɑːd/.

Examples

I could recognize his plod anywhere
Mules plodded in a circle around a grindstone

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

plodding slog footslog trudge pad tramp

Parts of Speech

noun	the act of walking with a slow heavy gait “I could recognize his plod anywhere”
verb	walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud “Mules plodded in a circle around a grindstone”

Word Forms

plod	verb	walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud
footslogger	noun	fights on foot with small arms
plodder	noun	someone who works slowly and monotonously for long hours
plodding	noun	the act of walking with a slow heavy gait
trudge	noun	a long difficult walk
trudger	noun	someone who walks in a laborious heavy-footed manner
pad	noun	the fleshy cushion-like underside of an animal's foot or of a human's finger
tramper	noun	someone who walks with a heavy noisy gait or who stamps on the ground

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

trotten

der Akt des Gehens mit langsamem, schwerem Gang

🇫🇷French

cheminer

le fait de marcher avec une démarche lente et lourde

🇪🇸Spanish

paso pesado

el acto de caminar con un paso lento y pesado

🇮🇹Italian

arranca

l'atto di camminare con un'andatura lenta e pesante

🇳🇱Dutch

ploeteren

de handeling van het lopen met een langzame, zware gang

🇵🇹Portuguese

árduo

o ato de caminhar com um passo lento e pesado

🇷🇺Russian

брести

ходьба медленной тяжелой походкой

India

🇮🇳Hindi

धीरे-धीरे काम करना

धीमी भारी चाल से चलने की क्रिया

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్లోడ్

నెమ్మదిగా భారీ నడకతో నడిచే చర్య

🇮🇳Gujarati

પ્લોડ

ધીમી ભારે ચાલ સાથે ચાલવાની ક્રિયા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪ್ಲಾಡ್

ನಿಧಾನ ಭಾರವಾದ ನಡಿಗೆಯೊಂದಿಗೆ ನಡೆಯುವ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പ്ലോഡ്

സാവധാനത്തിലുള്ള കനത്ത നടത്തത്തോടെ നടക്കുന്ന പ്രവൃത്തി

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

缓慢地

以缓慢而沉重的步态行走的行为

🇯🇵Japanese

ゆっくりする

ゆっくりとした重い足取りで歩く行為

🇰🇷Korean

무거운 듯한

느리고 무거운 걸음걸이로 걷는 행위

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cặm cụi

hành động đi bộ với dáng đi nặng nề chậm chạp

🇹🇭Thai

ได้โปรด

การเดินด้วยการเดินหนักๆ อย่างช้าๆ

🇮🇩Indonesian

terus bekerja keras

tindakan berjalan dengan gaya berjalan lambat dan berat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تثاقل

فعل المشي مع مشية ثقيلة بطيئة

🇮🇷Persian

تخريب

عمل راه رفتن با یک راه رفتن آهسته و سنگین

🇹🇷Turkish

ağır ağır yürümek

yavaş ve ağır bir yürüyüşle yürüme eylemi

🇮🇱Hebrew

להפיל

פעולת ההליכה בהליכה כבדה איטית

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