plod

(plŏd)

1. To move or walk heavily or laboriously; trudge: “donkeys that plodded wearily in a circle round a gin” (D.H. Lawrence).
2. To work or act perseveringly or monotonously; drudge: plodding through a mountain of paperwork.

1. The act of moving or walking heavily and slowly.
2. The sound made by a heavy step.

Related Forms:

• plodˈder noun

• plodˈding·ly adverb