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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plodding
  1. relentless
  2. shuffling
  3. unremitting
  4. heavy-footed
  5. struggling
  6. trudging
  7. persistent
  8. striving
Adjective
  • After months of eye-popping news stories, dueling polls and relentless TV commercials, a monumental Election Day is finally upon us.
    Adam Tamburin, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Tamra’s relentless cruelty has only helped Shannon, as has John Janssen’s $75,000 lawsuit against her and Alexis’ constant jabs.
    Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of relentless
Verb
  • Honorable Mentions My Top Five stays the same as my recent mid-September update, but there was shuffling from #6-10 down the home stretch.
    Tony Blengino, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
  • On Monday, about three days after Helene hit Florida as a Category 4 storm, survivors in North Carolina were scrounging for food and clean water and shuffling from shelter to shelter.
    Melissa Chan, NBC News, 1 Oct. 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
  • The struggling online retailer is in the midst of trying to effect a turnaround of its operations.
    Vicki M. Young, Sourcing Journal, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Witnesses told investigators that Thomas was seen hours later struggling to drag something wrapped in a blue tarp down the apartment building stairs before placing the tarp in Abraham’s car, according to the affidavit.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of struggling
Verb
  • 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
  • In an apparent violation of the rules, two women in red vests were trudging along on the tundra itself.
    Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
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  • The long-lasting falsehoods about the 2020 election, including former President Trump’s persistent claim President Biden stole the last election, has sparked fears that misinformation and disinformation could rapidly spread online and sow distrust in the official electoral process.
    Miranda Nazzaro, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Be persistent, and don’t let an airline just pocket your money.
    Christopher Elliott, King Features Syndicate, The Mercury News, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of persistent
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  • In the movie, a bright, striving teenager navigates the terrors of Jim Crow South and makes a split-decision that recasts the course of his life.
    Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2024
  • This journey has been marked by an unwavering belief in progress, with leaders and citizens alike striving toward a future of shared prosperity.
    Pankaj Vasani, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
Definition of striving
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