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LABOURING

Dictionary entry overview: What does labouring mean?

• LABOURING (adjective)
The adjective LABOURING has 1 sense:

1. doing arduous or unpleasant work

Familiarity information: LABOURING used as an adjective is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• LABOURING (adjective)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Doing arduous or unpleasant work

Synonyms:

drudging; laboring; labouring; toiling

Context examples:

drudging peasants / the bent backs of laboring slaves picking cotton / toiling coal miners in the black deeps

Similar:

busy (actively or fully engaged or occupied)

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