Definition of plodding Plodding

/plɑˈdɪŋ/ - [plading] - plod•ding

We found 8 definitions of plodding from 5 different sources.

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What does plodding mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: ploddings

plodding - the act of walking with a slow heavy gait; "I could recognize his plod anywhere"
  plod
  walking, walk the act of traveling by foot; "walking is a healthy form of exercise"
plodding - hard monotonous routine work
  drudgery, grind, donkeywork
  toil, labour, labor productive work (especially physical work done for wages); "his labor did not require a great deal of skill"
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • plodding (Verb)
    Present participle of plod.
  • plodding (Adjective)
    Progressing slowly and laboriously.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • plodding (p. pr. & vb. n.)
    of Plod
  • plodding (a.)
    Progressing in a slow, toilsome manner; characterized by laborious diligence; as, a plodding peddler; a plodding student; a man of plodding habits.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • plodding
    Hard monotonous routine work.

Part of speech

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  • plodding, verb, gerund of plod (infinitive).
  • plodding, noun, singular of ploddings.

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