What does plodding mean?
Plodding means present participle and gerund of plod.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
present participle and gerund of plod.
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.
Many a game is won by mere steady plodding.
Use plodding when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Plodding means present participle and gerund of plod.
Common synonyms include leaden, effortful, grind, drudgery.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
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.
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