'Plodding' definitions:

Definition of 'plodding'

(from WordNet)
adjective
(of movement) slow and laborious; "leaden steps" [syn: leaden, plodding]
noun
Hard monotonous routine work [syn: drudgery, plodding, grind, donkeywork]
noun
The act of walking with a slow heavy gait; "I could recognize his plod anywhere" [syn: plodding, plod]

Definition of 'Plodding'

From: GCIDE
  • Plod \Plod\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Plodded; p. pr. & vb. n. Plodding.] [Gf. Gael. plod a clod, a pool; also, to strike or pelt with a clod or clods.]
  • 1. To travel slowly but steadily; to trudge. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To toil; to drudge; especially, to study laboriously and patiently. "Plodding schoolmen." --Drayton. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Plodding'

From: GCIDE
  • Plodding \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. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'plodding'

From: Moby Thesaurus

Words containing 'Plodding'