laboring

/ˈleɪbərɪŋ/
adjective
  1. 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.
noun
  1. 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
  1. 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.