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PLODDING

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The act of walking with a slow heavy gait

Example:

I could recognize his plod anywhere

Synonyms:

plod; plodding

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("plodding" is a kind of...):

walk; walking (the act of traveling by foot)

Derivation:

plod (walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Hard monotonous routine work

Synonyms:

donkeywork; drudgery; grind; plodding

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("plodding" is a kind of...):

labor; labour; toil (productive work (especially physical work done for wages))

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

(of movement) slow and laborious

Example:

leaden steps

Synonyms:

leaden; plodding

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

effortful (requiring great physical effort)

 III. (verb) 

Sense 1

-ing form of the verb plod

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