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# plodding

adjective (plodding); also the -ing form of plod (plod, plods, plodded, plodding)

«plodding» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Walking slowly and heavily. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/plodding/#m1)
2. Working slowly and steadily but without much excitement or skill. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/plodding/#m2)
3. (of a story or film) Slow and dull. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/plodding/#m3)

### In the lessons

In stories, plodding footsteps show tiredness or a heavy creature. In reviews, a plodding film or book is slow and boring. Describing a person as plodding can be unkind, but a plodding worker can also be steady and reliable, like the tortoise.

### Examples

- We heard plodding footsteps on the stairs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/plodding/#x1)
- The plodding donkey carried the bags. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/plodding/#x2)
- The film had a plodding story. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/plodding/#x3)
- Plodding along, the tortoise won the race. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/plodding/#x4)
- His plodding style got the job done. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/plodding/#x5)
- The plodding pace made the walk last forever. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/plodding/#x6)
- Meanwhile the Tortoise kept plodding on, and in time reached the goal. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/plodding/#x7)

### Note

Double d. Can be a description or the verb form: "He is plodding home." Similar: trudging, lumbering.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «plodding» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/plodding/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«plodding» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/plodding.html) on Mova free.