plod
Pronunciation: (plod), [key] — v., n. plod•ded, plod•ding,
—v.i. - to walk heavily or move laboriously; trudge: to plod under the weight of a burden.
- to proceed in a tediously slow manner: The play just plodded along in the second act.
- to work with constant and monotonous perseverance; drudge.
—v.t. - to walk heavily over or along.
—n. - the act or a course of plodding.
- a sound of a heavy tread.
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