Translation guide
How to express doing something in a slow, heavy, laborious, or monotonous manner, like walking with heavy steps or working without inspiration.
Describe physical movement that is slow, heavy-footed, and laborious, as if trudging.
An onomatopoeic adverb meaning walking slowly and dejectedly, often with a sense of weariness or discouragement. Commonly used for a person trudging along.
He was walking ploddingly, exhausted.
An onomatopoeic adverb for moving slowly and heavily, like a large animal. Can imply clumsiness or lack of urgency.
The bear is ploddingly walking through the forest.
Literally 'with heavy steps', this phrase describes a plodding gait, often due to fatigue or reluctance.
He went home ploddingly, with heavy steps.
Describe a task, work, or progress that is slow, monotonous, and requires persistent effort, often without inspiration.
An onomatopoeic adverb meaning steadily and diligently, often with a sense of plodding along without flashiness. Positive connotation of perseverance.
He is ploddingly continuing his research.
An adverb meaning 'steadily and inconspicuously', emphasizing a plain, unglamorous, step-by-step approach. Often used for work or effort.
An adverb meaning silently and intently, focusing on a task without distraction. Implies a steady, plodding dedication.
He ploddingly kept writing his novel.
An onomatopoeic adverb for moving or progressing very slowly, often with a negative nuance of sluggishness. Can apply to work pace.
The work is progressing ploddingly.
Describe speech, writing, or a performance that is slow, boring, and lacking liveliness.
An adverb meaning 'monotonously', used for speech, music, or any repetitive, unvaried action that feels plodding.
He ploddingly read out his speech.
An onomatopoeic adverb for something dragging on slowly and tediously, like a long, boring speech or a sluggish stream.
The meeting dragged on ploddingly.
She is ploddingly getting through her work.