plodding 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of ploddingnext
1
as in relentless

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2
as in ambling

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plodding

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verb

present participle of plod
1
as in laboring
to devote serious and sustained effort plodded night and day to get the assignment done

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2
as in stumbling
to proceed or act clumsily or ineffectually oxen plodding through deep mud

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3
as in dragging
to move slowly plodded reluctantly off to work

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4
as in shuffling
to move heavily or clumsily wayfarers plodding across the sandy wastes

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Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for plodding
  1. relentless
  2. laboring
  3. shuffling
  4. unremitting
  5. heavy-footed
  6. struggling
  7. trudging
  8. persistent
Adjective
  • As a small business owner, life often feels like a relentless balancing act.
    Minna Hu, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Here, writer-director David Moreau depicts a descent into hell with a relentless sense of urgency, the feeling of claustrophobia made worse by the camera’s refusal to cut away.
    Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of relentless
Verb
  • That became the recurring theme throughout the drive, especially when challenged by the much higher altitudes—the Kia Carnival effortlessly passed laboring trucks (and slow cars).
    Michael Harley, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
  • Intended to help those with disabilities gain employment, the law currently has about 40,000 American workers laboring for half the minimum wage or less, according to the Labor Department.
    Kate Gibson, CBS News, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of laboring
Verb
  • In addition, both received the Order of the British Empire in different years (2003 and 2017, respectively), and some tabloid media are shuffling the possibility of their knighthood.
    Nuria Luis, Glamour, 4 Dec. 2024
  • James has been shuffling between the Lakers and the G League as Los Angeles tries to work out a plan to give him time for development.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 24 Nov. 2024
Definition of shuffling
Adjective
  • As with the best Australian horror films, Wolf Creek viscerally captures the unremitting nastiness of the subject matter.
    Declan Gallagher and Chris Bellamy, EW.com, 31 Oct. 2024
  • Gaza is uniquely isolated—governed for the past seventeen years by Hamas and subject to an unremitting blockade by Israel.
    Dorothy Wickenden, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
Definition of unremitting
Adjective
  • Carlson had just a 43 percent touchback percentage last season with Green Bay. Shanahan, however, is not inclined to bring aboard a heavy-footed kicker to simply get touchbacks.
    Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2024
  • For all those who grouse that this is an overreaction to Hunter working over undersized and heavy-footed Bison, that’s fair.
    Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 30 Aug. 2024
Definition of heavy-footed
Verb
  • This is a challenge that researchers have been struggling to solve for close to three decades.
    Trefis Team, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • After spending the holidays struggling with someone’s dull knife set, get them a gift card to get their knives sharpened ($5 a knife).
    Ahmed Ali Akbar, Chicago Tribune, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of struggling
Verb
  • My boots were dusty from trudging through vineyards.
    Megan Lloyd, Travel + Leisure, 7 Dec. 2024
  • His England side though barely got out of second gear in South Africa and were eliminated from the 2010 World Cup in the round of 16 after trudging through the group stage with draws against the USA and Algeria.
    Steve Price, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
Definition of trudging
Adjective
  • Or has her persistent unhappiness caused serious health issues?
    Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Meanwhile, Huang might consider embroidering the Intel logo in the lining of his famous leather jackets as a persistent reminder of how the mighty can fall.
    Steven Levy, WIRED, 6 Dec. 2024
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