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plodge

UK/plɒdʒ/

plodge verb: to wade or splash around especially in the sea, or in puddles or mud. Also the contraction of porter's lodge.

Verb

plodge (third-person singular simple present plodges, present participle plodging or plodgin, simple past and past participle plodged)

  1. (Geordie, Wearside) To wade or splash around especially in the sea, or in puddles or mud.

Also used as

plodge is also the contraction of porter's lodge.

Forms of plodge

Verb
third-person singular presentplodges
present participleplodging
present participleplodgin
past participleplodged
pastplodged
Noun
pluralplodges

Origin of plodge

Compare dialectal English plud (“puddle”), from Middle English pludde (“small pool, puddle”).

Blend of porter's + lodge.

Words that rhyme with plodge

Questions about plodge

What does plodge mean?
Plodge means to wade or splash around especially in the sea, or in puddles or mud.
What part of speech is plodge?
Plodge is a verb.
How do you pronounce plodge?
Plodge is pronounced /plɒdʒ/ (UK).
What is the past tense of plodge?
The past tense of plodge is plodged.

Words near plodge in the dictionary

  1. ploddingness
  2. ploddings
  3. ploddish
  4. ploddy
  5. Plodgate
  6. plodge
  7. plodged
  8. plodges
  9. plodgin
  10. plodging
  11. plods

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