Dreary vs. Plodding — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Dreary and Plodding
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Dreary
Dismal; bleak.
Plodding
To move or walk heavily or laboriously; trudge
"donkeys that plodded wearily in a circle round a gin" (D.H. Lawrence).
Dreary
Boring; dull
Dreary tasks.
Plodding
To work or act perseveringly or monotonously; drudge
Plodding through a mountain of paperwork.
Dreary
Drab; dark, colorless, or cheerless.
It had rained for three days straight, and the dreary weather dragged the townspeople's spirits down.
Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary...
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Plodding
To trudge along or over.
Dreary
(obsolete) Grievous, dire; appalling.
Plodding
The act of moving or walking heavily and slowly.
Dreary
Sorrowful; distressful.
Plodding
The sound made by a heavy step.
Dreary
Exciting cheerless sensations, feelings, or associations; comfortless; dismal; gloomy.
Full many a dreary anxious hour.
Johnson entered on his vocation in the most dreary part of that dreary interval which separated two ages of prosperity.
Plodding
Present participle of plod
Dreary
Depressing in character or appearance;
Drove through dingy streets
The dismal prison twilight
Drab old buildings
A dreary mining town
Gloomy tenements
Sorry routine that follows on the heels of death
Plodding
Progressing slowly and laboriously.
Dreary
Lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise;
Her drab personality
Life was drab compared with the more exciting life style overseas
A series of dreary dinner parties
Plodding
Slow, laborious progress.
Plodding
Progressing in a slow, toilsome manner; characterized by laborious diligence; as, a plodding peddler; a plodding student; a man of plodding habits.
Plodding
Hard monotonous routine work
Plodding
The act of walking with a slow heavy gait
Plodding
(of movement) slow and laborious;
Leaden steps
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