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Laboring

The act of one who labors; toil; work done.

📖 Definitions of "Laboring"

noun
  1. 1

    The act of one who labors; toil; work done.

verb
  1. 1

    To toil, to work.

  2. 2

    To belabour, to emphasise or expand upon (a point in a debate, etc).

    "I think we've all got the idea. There's no need to labour the point."

  3. 3

    To be oppressed with difficulties or disease; to do one's work under conditions which make it especially hard or wearisome; to move slowly, as against opposition, or under a burden.

  4. 4

    To suffer the pangs of childbirth.

🔄 Synonyms of "Laboring"

4 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

WordDefinition
toilingnounHard work.
busynounCrowded with business or activities; having a great deal going on.
drudgingnounTiresome, thankless work; drudgery.
labouringnounThe act of one who labours; toil; work done.

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WordDefinition
toilingnounHard work.
labouringnounThe act of one who labours; toil; work done.
busynounCrowded with business or activities; having a great deal going on.
drudgingnounTiresome, thankless work; drudgery.
workingnoun(usually in the plural) Operation; action.
sloggingnounAn act or an instance of slogging or working laboriously.
exertingverb(transitive) To make use of, to apply, especially of something non-material; to bring to bear.
strivingnounEffort; the act of one who strives.
ploddingnounProgressing slowly and laboriously.
grindingnoun(dance) A form of dance in which two people rub their bodies together.
sweatingnounThe production and evaporation of a watery fluid called sweat that is excreted by the sweat glands in the skin of mammals.
strugglingnounThe act of one who struggles.
slavingnounEnslavement.
moilingverbTo toil, to work hard.
hustlingnounAct of one who hustles.
trudgingnounThe act of one who trudges, or walks slowly and heavily.
grapplingnoun(gerund of grapple) An act in which something is grappled or grappled with.
bustingnoun(often followed by "to go to...") Urgently needing to urinate. Alternative form of bursting.
endeavoringnounThe act by which one endeavors or strives; an attempt.
strainingnounThe act by which one strains. (muscles, etc)

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