plodding
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishploddingplod‧ding /ˈplɒdɪŋ $ ˈplɑː-/ adjective slow or thorough and not exciting plodding researchExamples from the Corpusplodding• The balance of our response shifts with this knowledge: Flaubert becomes plodding and predictable.• She gripped hard with her knees and tried to roll with the tiny plodding hooves.• The patiently plodding policeman: he should never have come off the beat.