plodding meaning

plodding as a noun

1. hard monotonous routine work

   Synonyms: drudgery, grind, donkeywork

   Type of: labor

2. the act of walking with a slow heavy gait
   • I could recognize his plod anywhere

   Synonyms: plod

   Type of: walk

   Related forms: plod

plodding as an adjective

1. (of movement) slow and laborious
   • leaden steps

   Synonyms: leaden

   Similar: effortful

plodding in a sentence

• The old man was plodding along.

How to pronounce plodding

plodding is pronounced /ˈplɑdɪŋ/ in American English. It has 2 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.

Words that rhyme with plodding

• nodding
• prodding