Meaning of PLODDING
| Pronunciation: | | pl'âding
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- [n] the act of walking with a slow heavy gait
- [n] hard monotonous routine work
- [adj] (of movement) slow and laborious; "leaden steps"
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| | Synonyms: | | donkeywork, drudgery, effortful, grind, leaden |
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| | See Also: | | labor, labour, toil, walk, walking | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Plod"ding\, a.
Progressing in a slow, toilsome manner; characterized by
laborious diligence; as, a plodding peddler; a plodding
student; a man of plodding habits. --{Plod"ding*ly}, adv.
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