Plod is an English word of 4 letters with synonyms like walk or plodding. Below you'll find 5 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Plod meaning
A slow or labored walk or other motion or activity.
Using Plod
- The main meaning on this page is: A slow or labored walk or other motion or activity.
- Useful related words include: walk, plodding, walking, slog.
Context around Plod
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 2 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 4 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Plod
- In this selection, "plod" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 24.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, winter, constable, men, walk and violently stand out and add context to how "plod" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include be constable plod and insists and had to plod on for. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "plod" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with plod
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Maybe as the weeks of winter plod along, you’re feeling a bit blue? (14 words)
And, like all other overseas workers, he had to plod on for the sake of his wife and kids back in the Philippines. (23 words)
The plod walk, the arrow, the roar, this guy is one of the biggest stars in MMA already and his legend can grow more tonight. (25 words)
She was proud to be 'Constable Plod' and insists she always said 'You're nicked Sunshine' when making an arrest, called all the crooks 'villains' and called her boss 'Guv'nor'. (31 words)
As we see these men plod violently from amoral middleage to their winter of discontent, a whole ethos of the curdled American Dream passes by in front of our eyes. (30 words)
The plod walk, the arrow, the roar, this guy is one of the biggest stars in MMA already and his legend can grow more tonight. (25 words)
Maybe as the weeks of winter plod along, you’re feeling a bit blue? (14 words)
Example sentences (5)
The plod walk, the arrow, the roar, this guy is one of the biggest stars in MMA already and his legend can grow more tonight.
Maybe as the weeks of winter plod along, you’re feeling a bit blue?
She was proud to be 'Constable Plod' and insists she always said 'You're nicked Sunshine' when making an arrest, called all the crooks 'villains' and called her boss 'Guv'nor'.
As we see these men plod violently from amoral middleage to their winter of discontent, a whole ethos of the curdled American Dream passes by in front of our eyes.
And, like all other overseas workers, he had to plod on for the sake of his wife and kids back in the Philippines.