how to pronounce plod

/plɒd/

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plod is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of plod in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… or heavily to plod along means to …”

meanings of plod

noun:

The police, police officers.
A slow or labored walk or other motion or activity.
A puddle.
A police officer, especially a low-ranking one.

verb:

To toil; to drudge; especially, to study laboriously and patiently.
To walk or move slowly and heavily or laboriously (+ on, through, over).
To trudge over or through.

plod frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word plod occurs in english on average 0.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.