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plodding adjective [ ˈplɒdɪŋ ]

• slow-moving and unexciting.
• "a plodding comedy drama"

plod verb

• walk doggedly and slowly with heavy steps.
• "we plodded back up the hill"
Similar: trudge, walk heavily, clump, stomp, stump, tramp, drag oneself, lumber, slog, sprauchle, traik, trog,
Origin: mid 16th century: probably symbolic of a heavy gait.


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