Antonyms for plod


Grammar : Verb
Spell : plod
Phonetic Transcription : plÉ’d


Definition of plod

Origin :
  • 1560s, of uncertain origin, perhaps imitative of the sound of walking heavily or slowly. Related: Plodded; plodding.
  • verb walk heavily
  • verb work slowly and under duress
Example sentences :
  • What was there left but the weary plod, plod, and dust of years?
  • Extract from : « The Gentleman From Indiana » by Booth Tarkington
  • It was almost nowhere possible to trot, and we had to plod on, step by step.
  • Extract from : « Ranald Bannerman's Boyhood » by George MacDonald
  • There was nothing for it but to plod along, for there were no houses on that road.
  • Extract from : « Harper's Young People, July 13, 1880 » by Various
  • Jack might plod along all his life and never have a dollar ahead.
  • Extract from : « Pretty Madcap Dorothy » by Laura Jean Libbey
  • All they could do was to plod on and drag their horses after them.
  • Extract from : « Two Arrows » by William O. Stoddard
  • I will plod for hours and hours at a time, and at every turn I am handicapped.
  • Extract from : « Psychotherapy » by Hugo Mnsterberg
  • They watched the squad in blue, now afoot, plod on down the road.
  • Extract from : « Ride Proud, Rebel! » by Andre Alice Norton
  • There were muddy roads to plod through and treacherous sloughs to cross.
  • Extract from : « The Eagle's Heart » by Hamlin Garland
  • Travellers have to plod through the wilderness as they best can.
  • Extract from : « Away in the Wilderness » by R.M. Ballantyne
  • His wife, he declared, should ride to her home like a queen, not plod like a peasant.
  • Extract from : « The Children's Longfellow » by Doris Hayman

Synonyms for plod

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