ENGLISH DICTIONARY

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

  1. Progressing slowly and laboriously.
  2. 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

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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