ploddingn.

Brit.

/ˈplɒdɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈplɑdɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: plod v.¹, -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < plod v.¹ + -ing suffix¹.

1. The action of plod v.¹; walking heavily, trudging; working slowly and laboriously.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > effort or exertion > [noun] > labour or toil > steady, continuous, or dull > action of

plodding1598

slugging1978

the world > movement > progressive motion > walking > [noun] > manner of walking > heavy and slow

trudging1570

plodding1820

plod-ploda1879

1598 W. Shakespeare Love's Labour's Lost iv. iii. 293 + 10 Vniuersall plodding poysons vp The nimble spirites in the arteries.

1645 J. Milton Tetrachordon 9 No worthy enterprise can be don by us without continuall plodding and wearisomnes to our faint and sensitive abilities.

1715 J. Chappelow Right Way to be Rich 87 All their plodding and progging is for themselves.

1773 H. Mackenzie Man of World I. v. 53 The pale of a college, the bustle of ambition, the plodding of business, and the tinsel of gaiety.

1820 L. Hunt Indicator 22 Mar. 190 Between the plodding of a sexton through a Church-yard, and the walk of a Gray, what a difference!

1891 Athenæum 9 May 602/3 After laborious plodding through page after page of the letters.

1930 Movie Makers Feb. 83/1 The measured plodding of ferries and the impatient puffing of a few early tugs.

1991 N.Y. Times Bk. Rev. 10 Nov. 59/1 The step-by-step deliberations that occupy us when we are most aware of the plodding of our minds.

2. The sound of a heavy dull tread; a thudding.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > non-resonance > [noun] > non-resonant impact sound > thud

daud1596

sosh1687

soss1718

devel1787

dump1820

thud1825

duff1859

pob1871

thrump1871

clump1891

plonk1903

plodding1905

plup1911

wumph1913

whump1915

whomp1926

whumping1928

clonking1930

bonk1933

bonking1944

thuck1948

doof1989

1905 A. C. Benson Upton Lett. 284 A pleasant plodding and clinking of horses coming home made itself heard in the yard.

1998 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 9 June 1/2 The clank of metal, the plodding of hooves on the stony trail.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

ploddingadj.

Brit.

/ˈplɒdɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈplɑdɪŋ/

Forms: see plod v.¹ and -ing suffix²

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: plod v.¹, -ing suffix².

Etymology: < plod v.¹ + -ing suffix².

That plods; walking or working slowly and laboriously; dogged, persevering; diligent without brilliance; dull, tedious.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > decision > perseverance or persistence > [adjective] > slowly and laboriously

plodding1580

the world > action or operation > manner of action > effort or exertion > [adjective] > laborious or toilsome > toiling > steadily or continuously

plodding1580

packhorse1593

grubbing1839

the world > movement > progressive motion > walking > [adjective] > having specific manner of walking > heavy and slow

trudging1570

ladenc1595

podging1638

plodding1702

1580 H. Gifford Posie of Gilloflowers ii. sig. L.3^v The plodding Oxe the plow doth draw.

1589 T. Nashe Anat. Absurditie sig. Ci Let the indifferent Reader diuine, what deepe misterie can be placed vnder plodding meeter.

1601 B. Jonson Fountaine of Selfe-love ii. iii. sig. D3^v A dull plodding face; still looking in a direct line.

1628 J. Earle Micro-cosmogr. lii. sig. I9^v A Plodding Student Is a kind of Alchymist or Persecutor of Nature.

1686 J. Goad Astro-meteorologica ii. iv. 198 The Pladding Countryman overlooks such Vicissitudes of Nature.

1702 T. Yalden Æsop at Court x. 27 A solemn plodding Ass that graz'd the plain.

1776 A. Smith Inq. Wealth of Nations II. iv. viii. 257 That system..could scarce fail to be agreeable to a laborious and plodding man of business.

1822 W. Hazlitt Table-talk (1869) 2nd Ser. xii. 250 The English are considered as comparatively a slow plodding people.

1851 N. Hawthorne House of Seven Gables i. 32 Habitations of modern date..typical of the most plodding uniformity of common life.

1887 T. Hardy Woodlanders II. xii. 227 Her Tannhäuser still moved on, his plodding steed rendering him distinctly visible yet.

1918 W. M. Kirkland Joys of being Woman xvii. 201 I pass the brown milk-wagons, plodding, monotonous, starting forth from all the circling farms and converging to the milk station.

1978 A. Chambers Breaktime 26 We had reached the sports shed where are stacked grass cutters..used by the plodding groundsman.

1994 Accountancy Sept. 27/1 Exactly what a dynamic ex-corporate financier..is doing running a plodding, traditional manufacturer like Price's is another story.

Derivatives

ˈploddingness n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > effort or exertion > [noun] > labour or toil > steady, continuous, or dull > quality

ploddingness1882

1882 H. C. Merivale Faucit of Balliol I. i. xi. 185 Out of the dulness and the ploddingness.

1984 Jrnl. Mod. Afr. Stud. 22 365 There is from 1977 to the present a dogged ploddingness to this sequence of happenings.

2002 Time Out (Nexis) 17 July 59 One of the equations the book draws is that ambition is a particularly American characteristic, while British ploddingness is represented by the faded seaside towns.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	plodding
释义	ploddingn. Brit. /ˈplɒdɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈplɑdɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: plod v.¹, -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < plod v.¹ + -ing suffix¹. 1. The action of plod v.¹; walking heavily, trudging; working slowly and laboriously. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > effort or exertion > [noun] > labour or toil > steady, continuous, or dull > action of plodding1598 slugging1978 the world > movement > progressive motion > walking > [noun] > manner of walking > heavy and slow trudging1570 plodding1820 plod-ploda1879 1598 W. Shakespeare Love's Labour's Lost iv. iii. 293 + 10 Vniuersall plodding poysons vp The nimble spirites in the arteries. 1645 J. Milton Tetrachordon 9 No worthy enterprise can be don by us without continuall plodding and wearisomnes to our faint and sensitive abilities. 1715 J. Chappelow Right Way to be Rich 87 All their plodding and progging is for themselves. 1773 H. Mackenzie Man of World I. v. 53 The pale of a college, the bustle of ambition, the plodding of business, and the tinsel of gaiety. 1820 L. Hunt Indicator 22 Mar. 190 Between the plodding of a sexton through a Church-yard, and the walk of a Gray, what a difference! 1891 Athenæum 9 May 602/3 After laborious plodding through page after page of the letters. 1930 Movie Makers Feb. 83/1 The measured plodding of ferries and the impatient puffing of a few early tugs. 1991 N.Y. Times Bk. Rev. 10 Nov. 59/1 The step-by-step deliberations that occupy us when we are most aware of the plodding of our minds. 2. The sound of a heavy dull tread; a thudding. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > non-resonance > [noun] > non-resonant impact sound > thud daud1596 sosh1687 soss1718 devel1787 dump1820 thud1825 duff1859 pob1871 thrump1871 clump1891 plonk1903 plodding1905 plup1911 wumph1913 whump1915 whomp1926 whumping1928 clonking1930 bonk1933 bonking1944 thuck1948 doof1989 1905 A. C. Benson Upton Lett. 284 A pleasant plodding and clinking of horses coming home made itself heard in the yard. 1998 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 9 June 1/2 The clank of metal, the plodding of hooves on the stony trail. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). ploddingadj. Brit. /ˈplɒdɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈplɑdɪŋ/ Forms: see plod v.¹ and -ing suffix² Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: plod v.¹, -ing suffix². Etymology: < plod v.¹ + -ing suffix². That plods; walking or working slowly and laboriously; dogged, persevering; diligent without brilliance; dull, tedious. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > decision > perseverance or persistence > [adjective] > slowly and laboriously plodding1580 the world > action or operation > manner of action > effort or exertion > [adjective] > laborious or toilsome > toiling > steadily or continuously plodding1580 packhorse1593 grubbing1839 the world > movement > progressive motion > walking > [adjective] > having specific manner of walking > heavy and slow trudging1570 ladenc1595 podging1638 plodding1702 1580 H. Gifford Posie of Gilloflowers ii. sig. L.3^v The plodding Oxe the plow doth draw. 1589 T. Nashe Anat. Absurditie sig. Ci Let the indifferent Reader diuine, what deepe misterie can be placed vnder plodding meeter. 1601 B. Jonson Fountaine of Selfe-love ii. iii. sig. D3^v A dull plodding face; still looking in a direct line. View more context for this quotation 1628 J. Earle Micro-cosmogr. lii. sig. I9^v A Plodding Student Is a kind of Alchymist or Persecutor of Nature. 1686 J. Goad Astro-meteorologica ii. iv. 198 The Pladding Countryman overlooks such Vicissitudes of Nature. 1702 T. Yalden Æsop at Court x. 27 A solemn plodding Ass that graz'd the plain. 1776 A. Smith Inq. Wealth of Nations II. iv. viii. 257 That system..could scarce fail to be agreeable to a laborious and plodding man of business. View more context for this quotation 1822 W. Hazlitt Table-talk (1869) 2nd Ser. xii. 250 The English are considered as comparatively a slow plodding people. 1851 N. Hawthorne House of Seven Gables i. 32 Habitations of modern date..typical of the most plodding uniformity of common life. 1887 T. Hardy Woodlanders II. xii. 227 Her Tannhäuser still moved on, his plodding steed rendering him distinctly visible yet. 1918 W. M. Kirkland Joys of being Woman xvii. 201 I pass the brown milk-wagons, plodding, monotonous, starting forth from all the circling farms and converging to the milk station. 1978 A. Chambers Breaktime 26 We had reached the sports shed where are stacked grass cutters..used by the plodding groundsman. 1994 Accountancy Sept. 27/1 Exactly what a dynamic ex-corporate financier..is doing running a plodding, traditional manufacturer like Price's is another story. Derivatives ˈploddingness n. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > effort or exertion > [noun] > labour or toil > steady, continuous, or dull > quality ploddingness1882 1882 H. C. Merivale Faucit of Balliol I. i. xi. 185 Out of the dulness and the ploddingness. 1984 Jrnl. Mod. Afr. Stud. 22 365 There is from 1977 to the present a dogged ploddingness to this sequence of happenings. 2002 Time Out (Nexis) 17 July 59 One of the equations the book draws is that ambition is a particularly American characteristic, while British ploddingness is represented by the faded seaside towns. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1598adj.1580
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