travail
/trəˈveɪl/
verb
- To work very hard or struggle with difficulty.
- The farmers travailed in the fields from dawn until dusk.
- They travailed to rebuild their home after the earthquake.
- He travailed over the complex math problem for hours.
- To suffer the pains of childbirth.
- The woman travailed through the night before giving birth.
- She travailed bravely, supported by her midwife.
- In ancient times, women often travailed without medical help.
noun
- A difficult or painful experience, especially one involving hard work or suffering.
- She wrote a book about the travails of starting a new business.
- The long journey through the desert was a terrible travail for the explorers.
- The family endured many travails during the war.
- The pains of childbirth; labor.
- In medieval times, women often faced great danger during travail.
- The novel describes the travail of childbirth in vivid detail.
- The mother was in travail for several hours before the baby was born.
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