Plodding has 6 different meanings across 2 categories:
Noun
· Adjective
Noun
1
hard monotonous routine work
2
the act of walking with a slow heavy gait
"I could recognize his plod anywhere"
3
Slow, laborious progress.
Verb
1
present participle of plod
Adjective
1
(of movement) slow and laborious
"leaden steps"
2
Progressing slowly and laboriously.
Broader Terms (hypernyms)