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plod·ding
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Princeton's WordNet
drudgery, plodding, grind, donkeyworknoun
hard monotonous routine work
plodding, plodadjective
the act of walking with a slow heavy gait
"I could recognize his plod anywhere"
leaden, ploddingadjective
(of movement) slow and laborious
"leaden steps"
Wiktionary
ploddingadjective
Progressing slowly and laboriously.
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plodding
Plodding refers to walking or moving slowly and heavily, often in a manner that suggests lack of enthusiasm, energy or purpose. It can also suggest persistent effort marked by monotony and slow progress. It can also describe a slow and laborious effort or movement.
Webster Dictionary
Plodding
of Plod
Ploddingadjective
progressing in a slow, toilsome manner; characterized by laborious diligence; as, a plodding peddler; a plodding student; a man of plodding habits
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of plodding in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of plodding in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of plodding in a Sentence
Plodding wins the race.
Everything here makes it tougher; we just have to keep plodding ahead.
Expectation's a tricky thing. It's clearly the next step for me to win over here, but winning's not easy and I've just got to keep plodding away.
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