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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. Labouring is the present participle of labour, which means to do hard physical work or to do something slowly with great effort. Learn how to use this word in different contexts and see related words and phrases.

  3. 2 meanings: 1. of or relating to working (esp in a job of a physical nature) 2. hardworking; drudging.... Click for more definitions.

  4. Learn the meanings of labour as a noun, verb, and adjective in British and American English. Find out how to use labour in different contexts, such as work, birth, politics, and business.

  5. : expenditure of physical or mental effort especially when difficult or compulsory. was sentenced to six months at hard labor. b (1) : the services performed by workers for wages as distinguished from those rendered by entrepreneurs for profits. (2) : human activity that provides the goods or services in an economy.

  6. 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. Labouring means doing hard or unpleasant work, or being busy or occupied. Find out the pronunciation, translation and related words of labouring in this online dictionary.

  8. Labour is the British spelling of labor, which means hard work or effort. Learn more about the word, its origin, and its usage in different contexts.