Plodding
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Plodding is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of plod.
Meaning
present participle and gerund of plod.
More Meanings
- Progressing slowly and laboriously.
- Slow, laborious progress.
Example Sentences
Many a game is won by mere steady plodding.
I'd count not wearisome / Long toil, nor enterprise, / But strain to reach it; aye, with wrestlings stout / And hopes that even in the dark will grow / (Like plants in dungeons, reaching feelers out), / And ploddings wary and slow.
Word Forms
- ploddings
Synonyms for plodding
Depending on context, synonyms include leaden, effortful, grind, drudgery, donkeywork.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include effortful, drudgery, grind, donkeywork, leaden, walking.
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