- present participle of plod.
plodding
Example Sentences
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This seems useful: the computer taking on work that plodding through yourself takes your time but brings no emotional payoff or personal growth.
From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026
The power of that writing is let down by another plodding arrangement, stripping Abrams' words of their urgency.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
Denton’s late-summer start date shows that Nike’s turnaround is plodding along, but will take time.
From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026
The fast start followed two games in which the plodding Golden Knights watched the Ducks skate rings around them.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 9, 2026
She also felt a strange flattery: the idea of herself as swift and darting and birdlike was new and pleasant, because she had always thought of herself as dogged and plodding.
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
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