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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"

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

    to do something slowly with great physical or mental effort: He laboured up the hill with his heavy load. She's been labouring over the same article for days. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Work, working and the workplace. act as something. all work and no play (makes Jack a dull boy) idiom. assignment. bandh. be at work idiom. grind.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishLABOUR | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    LABOUR definition: 1. practical work, especially when it involves hard physical effort: 2. workers, especially people…. Learn more.

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

    Jul 19, 2024 · Other forms: labouringly. Definitions of labouring. adjective. doing arduous or unpleasant work. synonyms: drudging, laboring, toiling. busy. actively or fully engaged or occupied.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishLABOURING definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    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.

  6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › laboringLaboring - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    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.

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

    Define labouring. labouring synonyms, labouring pronunciation, labouring translation, English dictionary definition of labouring. or adj of or relating to working hardworking; drudging Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers...

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishlabouring noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Definition of labouring noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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

    The meaning of LABOUR is chiefly British spelling of labor.

  10. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishLABOUR definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    The work done by a group of workers or by a particular worker is referred to as their labour. Every man should receive a fair price for the product of his labour. The unemployed cannot withdraw their labour–they have no power. Synonyms: work, effort, employment, toil More Synonyms of labour.

  11. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishlaboring noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Definition of laboring noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.