"plodding" meaning in English

See plodding in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more plodding [comparative], most plodding [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} plodding (comparative more plodding, superlative most plodding)
  1. Progressing slowly and laboriously. Derived forms: ploddingly, ploddingness
    Sense id: en-plodding-en-adj-QJo6HFvF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 85 7 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 79 8 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 86 6 8

Noun

Forms: ploddings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} plodding (countable and uncountable, plural ploddings)
  1. Slow, laborious progress. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-plodding-en-noun-tGnw0EcZ

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} plodding
  1. present participle and gerund of plod Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: plod
    Sense id: en-plodding-en-verb-ZAOHMAxO

Inflected forms

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