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plodding

UK
/ˈplɒd.ɪŋ/
US
/ˈplɑː.dɪŋ/
plodding along
plodding off
plodding on

Translations

ploddingadjective
more plodding
Comp.
most plodding
Super.
UK
/ˈplɒd.ɪŋ/
US
/ˈplɑː.dɪŋ/
laborieuxAu sens figuré, pour quelque chose de lent, pesant et peu vivant.
The plodding pace of the lecture made it difficult for students to stay engaged.
Le rythme laborieux du cours rendait difficile pour les étudiants de rester attentifs.
Additional translations
lentInsiste sur la lenteur du mouvement ou du déroulement.
Synonyms
slow
heavy
laborious
tedious
unhurried
Antonyms
swift
speedy
hasty
quick
ploddingnoun
ploddings
pl
UK
/ˈplɒd.ɪŋ/
US
/ˈplɑːd.ɪŋ/
Gerund/noun: the act or process of plodding.
progression laborieuseEmployé pour un déplacement ou un travail effectué avec lenteur et effort.
After hours of tiresome plodding, they finally reached the village.
Après des heures de progression laborieuse, ils ont finalement atteint le village.
Synonyms
labor
trudging
slogging
grind
toil
drudgery
slog
plod
plodverb

plodding

Gerund

plodded
Past Simple
plodded
Past Participle
plodding
Gerund
UK
/plɒd/
US
/plɑd/
piétinerSe dit d’une marche lente et lourde, avec des pas pesants.
He plodded through the thick mud, his boots sinking with each step.
Il piétinait dans la boue épaisse, ses bottes s’enfonçant à chaque pas.
peinerSe dit d’un travail accompli lentement et avec effort.
She plodded through the paperwork, determined to finish it by the end of the day.
Elle peinait sur la paperasse, déterminée à terminer avant la fin de la journée.
Synonyms
trudge
walk heavily
stomp
slog
tread
plodgerund / present participle

plodding

laborieuxQualifie une progression lente, pesante ou peu inspirée.
Critics found the film's pacing too plodding to maintain interest.
Les critiques ont trouvé le rythme du film trop laborieux pour maintenir l’intérêt.

Definitions

ploddingadjective
Slow-moving and unexciting.
The plodding pace of the lecture made it difficult for students to stay engaged.
ploddingnoun
The act or process of moving or working slowly and laboriously.
After hours of tiresome plodding, they finally reached the village.
plodverb
To walk doggedly and slowly with heavy steps.
He plodded through the thick mud, his boots sinking with each step.
To work slowly and perseveringly at a dull task.
She plodded through the paperwork, determined to finish it by the end of the day.
plodgerund / present participle
Moving, progressing, or developing slowly and laboriously; dull and uninspired.
Critics found the film's pacing too plodding to maintain interest.
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