"laboring" meaning in English

See laboring in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Audio: en-us-labouring.ogg Forms: more laboring [comparative], most laboring [superlative], labouring [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} laboring (comparative more laboring, superlative most laboring)
  1. Tags: no-gloss Derived forms: laboringly, nonlaboring
    Sense id: en-laboring-en-adj-47DEQpj8

Noun

Audio: en-us-labouring.ogg Forms: laborings [plural], labouring [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} laboring (plural laborings)
  1. The act of one who labors; toil; work done. Derived forms: laboring oar
    Sense id: en-laboring-en-noun-2A2Imz9r

Verb

Audio: en-us-labouring.ogg Forms: labouring [alternative]
Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} laboring
  1. (US) present participle and gerund of labor Tags: US, form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: labor
    Sense id: en-laboring-en-verb-XKZ7kxnj Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 0 35 65 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 27 73 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 18 82

Inflected forms

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