labouring
/ˈleɪbərɪŋ/
adjective
- Working hard or doing physical work, often with difficulty or strain.
- She could hear the labouring breaths of the exhausted runner.
- The labouring farmers worked from sunrise to sunset.
- The labouring crew finally finished loading the heavy crates.
- Moving with difficulty or under a heavy load.
- The labouring engine coughed and sputtered before dying.
- The old truck was labouring up the steep hill.
- A labouring ship struggled against the strong waves.
Synonyms
noun
- The act of doing hard physical work.
- She found labouring in the garden to be relaxing.
- His back ached from a day of labouring in the fields.
- Labouring in the hot sun requires plenty of water.