plodding
part of speech
adjective (plodding); also the -ing form of plod (plod, plods, plodded, plodding)
meaning for a pupil
1) Walking slowly and heavily. tree →
2) Working slowly and steadily but without much excitement or skill. tree →
3) (of a story or film) Slow and dull. tree →
sense in the lessons
In stories, plodding footsteps show tiredness or a heavy creature. In reviews, a plodding film or book is slow and boring. Describing a person as plodding can be unkind, but a plodding worker can also be steady and reliable, like the tortoise.
examples
- We heard plodding footsteps on the stairs. tree →
- The plodding donkey carried the bags. tree →
- The film had a plodding story. tree →
- Plodding along, the tortoise won the race. tree →
- His plodding style got the job done. tree →
- The plodding pace made the walk last forever. tree →
- Meanwhile the Tortoise kept plodding on, and in time reached the goal. tree →
note
Double d. Can be a description or the verb form: "He is plodding home." Similar: trudging, lumbering.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «plodding» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.