plodding

Language: en

🇺🇸 /ˈplɑdɪŋ/

📖 Definitions

  1. adjective
    Moving or working slowly, heavily, and laboriously; lacking speed or grace.; Dull, tedious, and unimaginative; lacking inspiration or excitement.; Characterized by steady, persistent, but unremarkable effort; doggedly industrious.
  2. noun
    The act of moving or working in a slow, heavy, and laborious manner.
  3. verb
    Present participle of 'plod'; to walk or move with heavy, slow steps.; Present participle of 'plod'; to work or proceed in a slow, tedious, but persistent manner.

🔗 Details

Word forms

countable Plural: plods 3rd sing.: plods Past: plodded Past part.: plodded Pres part.: plodding

Collocations

plod alongplod throughplod onplod away atplodding pace

Derivatives

plodderploddinglyplodding

Synonyms

trudgetrampslogtoillaborslog

Antonyms

rushdashsprintrace

Commonly confused

plodding
EN: 'Plodding' as an adjective (meaning slow and laborious) is distinct from 'plodding' as the present participle of the verb 'plod', though they share the same form.
plod
EN: 'Plod' as a verb means to walk heavily; as informal British noun it can mean a police officer ('the plod').

Spelling tips

EN: Remember to double the 'd' when adding suffixes: 'plodded', 'plodding' (not 'ploded' or 'ploding').

💬 Examples

  1. The plodding oxen pulled the heavy cart through the muddy field.

  2. The novel was a plodding affair with no real plot twists or memorable characters.

  3. His plodding dedication to the research eventually paid off after many years.

  4. The plodding of the horses could be heard from a great distance.

  5. She was plodding along the trail, exhausted from the long hike.

  6. He spent the evening plodding through pages of dense legal documents.