Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

plodge

/plɒdʒ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: plodge
IPA: /plɒdʒ/

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To wade or splash around especially in the sea, or in puddles or mud.

noun

Contraction of porter's lodge.

Example Sentences

"The college system protects you, but it is very unfair to say that people at Oxbridge are not living in the real world. They do have some odd slang. ‘I'll p-hole you in the plodge’ meaning ‘I will leave a note for you in the porter’s lodge’ is just one example."

Etymology

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

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /plɒdʒ/

Inflected Forms

plodges (present, singular) plodging (participle, present) plodgin (participle, present) plodged (participle, past) plodged (past) plodges (plural)

Rhymes With

lodge dodge hodge dislodge rog podge bodge splodge stodge wodge codge kwaj

Questions

How do you pronounce plodge?: The recorded pronunciation is /plɒdʒ/.
What does plodge mean?: To wade or splash around especially in the sea, or in puddles or mud.
Where does plodge come from?: Compare dialectal English plud (“puddle”), from Middle English pludde (“small pool, puddle”).

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