a. | 1. | Progressing in a slow, toilsome manner; characterized by laborious diligence; |
Noun | 1. | plodding - hard monotonous routine work |
2. | plodding - the act of walking with a slow heavy gait | |
Adj. | 1. | plodding - (of movement) slow and laborious; "leaden steps" Synonyms: leaden |