Meaning & use
plodding
Moving or working slowly, heavily, and without energy or excitement.
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The tired horse kept plodding along the muddy road toward the distant farmhouse.
Critics called the novel's plodding pace its single biggest weakness throughout the story.
A note on using this word
Can describe physical movement or, figuratively, a dull, unhurried pace in writing, work, or conversation.
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