plodding
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/ˈplɑːdɪŋ/
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/ˈplɒdɪŋ/
Moving or working slowly and persistently, often in a monotonous way.
The plodding student continued to work through the difficult textbook, one page at a time.
努力家な学生は、難しい教科書を1ページずつ読み進めた。