plodding

  • 31plod along — phrasal verb plod along or plod on [intransitive] Word forms plod along : present tense I/you/we/they plod along he/she/it plods along present participle plodding along past tense plodded along past participle plodded along to progress at a very… …

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  • 32plod on — phrasal verb plod along or plod on [intransitive] Word forms plod along : present tense I/you/we/they plod along he/she/it plods along present participle plodding along past tense plodded along past participle plodded along to progress at a very… …

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  • 33plod — [pläd] vi. plodded, plodding [of echoic orig.] 1. to walk or move heavily and laboriously; trudge 2. to work steadily and monotonously; drudge n. 1. the act of plodding 2. the sound of a heavy step plodder n. ploddingly …

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  • 34plod — v. & n. v. (plodded, plodding) 1 intr. (often foll. by along, on, etc.) walk doggedly or laboriously; trudge. 2 intr. (often foll. by at) work slowly and steadily. 3 tr. tread or make (one s way) laboriously. n. the act or a spell of plodding.… …

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  • 35ploddingly — adverb in a plodding manner this writer ploddingly accumulates detail after detail • Derived from adjective: ↑plodding …

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  • 36plod along — ˌplod a ˈlong ˌplod ˈon [intransitive] [present tense I/you/we/they plod along he/she/it plods along present participle plod …

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  • 37plod on — ˌplod a ˈlong ˌplod ˈon [intransitive] [present tense I/you/we/they plod along he/she/it plods along presen …

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  • 38Cavalier — Cav a*lier , a. offhand; unceremonious; gay; easy; frank. Opposed to {serious}. [1913 Webster +PJC] The plodding, persevering scupulous accuracy of the one, and the easy, cavalier, verbal fluency of the other, form a complete contrast. Hazlitt.… …

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  • 39Dig — Dig, n. 1. A thrust; a punch; a poke; as, a dig in the side or the ribs. See {Dig}, v. t., 4. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] 2. A plodding and laborious student. [Cant, U.S.] [1913 Webster] 3. A tool for digging. [Dial. Eng.] [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 4.… …

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  • 40Flat-footed — Flat foot ed, a. 1. Having a flat foot, with little or no arch of the instep; suffering from fallen arches. [WordNet sense 3] [1913 Webster] 2. Firm footed; determined. [Slang, U.S.] [1913 Webster] 3. clumsy; amateurish; pedestrian;… …

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