• (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Plod • (a.) Progressing in a slow, toilsome manner; characterized by laborious diligence; as, a plodding peddler; a plodding student; a man of plodding habits. Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/plodding/
Plod'ding adjective Progressing in a slow, toilsome manner; characterized by laborious diligence; as, a plodding peddler; a plodding student; a man of plodding habits. -- Plod'ding*ly , adverb Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/P/108