LABORING

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does laboring mean? 

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

1. doing arduous or unpleasant work

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• LABORING (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Doing arduous or unpleasant work

Synonyms:

drudging; laboring; labouring; toiling

Context example:

toiling coal miners in the black deeps

Similar:

busy (actively or fully engaged or occupied)

 Context examples 

"Has Jo smashed all the bottles by accident?" he whispered, "or am I merely laboring under a delusion that I saw some lying about loose this morning?"

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

An intervention during the childbirth process to help the laboring mother deliver her baby.

(Assisted Labor, NCI Thesaurus)

On rereading your letter it seems to us that you are laboring under the misapprehension that we pay for unsolicited manuscripts.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

Come, Demi, and Meg led her son away, feeling a strong desire to spank the little marplot who hopped beside her, laboring under the delusion that the bribe was to be administered as soon as they reached the nursery.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

But Jo was mistaken, for Laurie came prancing in, overflowing with good spirits, bearing a great bridal-looking bouquet for 'Mrs. John Brooke', and evidently laboring under the delusion that the whole affair had been brought about by his excellent management.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)