plodding

plod  (pld)

v. plod·ded, plod·ding, plods

v.intr.

1. To move or walk heavily or laboriously; trudge: "donkeys that plodded wearily in a circle round a gin" (D.H. Lawrence).

2. To work or act perseveringly or monotonously; drudge: plodding through a mountain of paperwork.

v.tr.

To trudge along or over.

n.

1. The act of moving or walking heavily and slowly.

2. The sound made by a heavy step.

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[Perhaps imitative.]

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plodder n.

plodding·ly adv.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	plodding - hard monotonous routine work         donkeywork, drudgery, grind toil, labor, labour - productive work (especially physical work done for wages); "his labor did not require a great deal of skill"
	2.	plodding - the act of walking with a slow heavy gait; "I could recognize his plod anywhere" plod walk, walking - the act of traveling by foot; "walking is a healthy form of exercise"
Adj.	1.	plodding - (of movement) slow and laborious; "leaden steps" leaden effortful - requiring great physical effort

Translations

plodding [ˈplɒdɪŋ] ADJ [pace] → lento y pesado; [student, worker] → más aplicado que brillante

plodding [ˈplɒdɪŋ] adj [step, pace] → pesant(e)

plodding

adj walk → schwerfällig, mühsam; student, worker → hart arbeitend attr; research → langwierig, mühsam

plodding [ˈplɒdɪŋ] adj (gait) → pesante; (pace of work) → lento/a e pesante (fig) (person) → che sgobba