sodding

UK: /ˈsɒdɪŋ/

From the verb sod: (⇒ conjugate)

sodding is: ⓘ

v pres p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

sod¹ /sɑd/   n., v., sod•ded, sod•ding. 
n. 

1. [countable] a section cut or torn from the surface of grassland, containing the matted roots of grass.
2. [uncountable] the surface of the ground, esp. when covered with grass;
   turf.

v. [~ + object]

3. to cover with sods or sod.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

sod¹  (sod), n., v., sod•ded, sod•ding. 
n. 

1. a section cut or torn from the surface of grassland, containing the matted roots of grass.
2. the surface of the ground, esp. when covered with grass;
   turf;
   sward.

v.t. 

3. to cover with sods or sod.

• Middle Dutch or Middle Low German sode turf
• late Middle English 1375–1425

sod′less, adj. 

sod²  (sod), v. [Archaic.]

1. pt. of seethe. 

sod³  (sod), n. [Chiefly Brit. Slang.]

1. British Terms sodomite;
   homosexual.
2. British Terms chap;
   fellow;
   guy.
3. British Terms child;
   kid;
   brat. Cf. bugger. 

v.t., sod•ded, sod•ding. [Chiefly Brit. Slang.]

4. British Terms to damn:
   Sod the bloody bastard!
5. British Terms sod off, to leave (usually as an imperative):
   Why don't you just sod off.

• by shortening of sodomite 1875–80

sod³, +v.t., sod•ded, sod•ding. [Chiefly Brit. Slang.]

1. British Terms to damn:
   Sod the bloody bastard!
2. British Terms sod off, to leave (usually as an imperative):
   Why don't you just sod off!

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

sod / sɒd/ noun

1. a piece of grass-covered surface soil held together by the roots of the grass; turf
2. the ground

verb (sods, sodding, sodded)

1. (transitive) to cover with sods

Etymology: 15th Century: from Low German; compare Middle Low German, Middle Dutch sode; related to Old Frisian sātha

sod / sɒd/ noun

1. a person considered to be obnoxious
2. a jocular word for a person
3. sod all ⇒ nothing

interjection

1. sod it ⇒ a strong exclamation of annoyance

Etymology: 19th Century: shortened from sodomite

ˈsodding adjective