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   labouring

   /ˈleɪb(ə)rɪŋ/

   adjective

   • 1. working at an unskilled manual occupation: "the labouring classes"
   • 2. working or moving with difficulty: "his labouring heart calmed"
   • ▪ (of a ship) rolling or pitching heavily: "occasionally the labouring ship spat the caulking from some underwater seam"
   • 3. (of a woman) in labour; in the process of giving birth: "labouring women can use a flannel or a spray of water to cool themselves down"

   Scrabble Points: 12

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › labouringLABOURING | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   LABOURING definition: 1. present participle of labour 2. to do hard physical work: 3. to do something slowly with great…. Learn more.

3. www.collinsdictionary.com › english › labouringLABOURING definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   1. of or relating to working (esp in a job of a physical nature) a labouring man. Throughout 1816 a savage anger spread through the labouring people. the labouring class (es) 2. hardworking; drudging. labouring servants. Collins English Dictionary.

4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › labouringLabouring - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

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   6 days ago · labouring. Other forms: labouringly. Definitions of labouring. adjective. doing arduous or unpleasant work. synonyms: drudging, laboring, toiling. busy. actively or fully engaged or occupied.

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   laboring. If someone is laboring, they're working extremely hard, often in a way that makes them physically exhausted. A laboring construction worker needs to take a lot of water breaks on a hot summer day.

6. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › labouringLabouring Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of LABOUR is chiefly British spelling of labor.

7. www.thefreedictionary.com › labouringLabouring - definition of labouring by The Free Dictionary

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   1. labouring - doing arduous or unpleasant work; "drudging peasants"; "the bent backs of laboring slaves picking cotton"; "toiling coal miners in the black deeps". drudging, laboring, toiling. busy - actively or fully engaged or occupied; "busy with her work"; "a busy man"; "too busy to eat lunch".

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › english-word › labouringAll resources related to 'labouring' - Collins Online Dictionary

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   Definitions of 'labouring' 1. of or relating to working (esp in a job of a physical nature) [...] 2. hardworking; drudging. [...] More. Synonyms of 'labouring' • blue-collar, manual, physical [...] • working, employed, in work, in a job [...] More. Examples of 'labouring' in a sentence.