laboring
/ˈleɪbərɪŋ/
adjective
- Working hard; putting in a lot of effort.
- She could hear the laboring engine struggling up the hill.
- The laboring students stayed up late to finish their essays.
- The laboring men took a short break for water.
Synonyms
noun
- The act of working hard or struggling.
- After hours of laboring, they finally finished digging the trench.
- His constant laboring finally paid off with a promotion.
- The laboring of the old machine made a loud noise.
verb
- Present participle of labor: working hard; struggling.
- He is laboring over a difficult decision.
- The ship was laboring through the stormy seas.
- They are laboring in the fields from dawn to dusk.