Labouring
Pronunciation of Labouring
/lˈe͡ɪbɜːɹɪŋ/, /lˈeɪbɜːɹɪŋ/, /l_ˈeɪ_b_ɜː_ɹ_ɪ_ŋ/
Synonyms for labouring:
n.
labouring (noun)
Usage examples for labouring:
- Whatever he might have thought of Margaret in relation to himself, he never thought of her, though labouring in the same field with them, as in the least degree belonging to their class, or standing in any possible relation to them, except that of a common work. - "David Elginbrod", George MacDonald.
- It was for him to realise now how deep are the depths to which the human soul can sink, even while labouring to climb. - "The Weavers, Complete", Gilbert Parker Last Updated: March 14, 2009.
- We left them at their tea, and I was much struck to observe that though they looked like men who had done a hard day's work, there was none of the exhaustion we often see in England depicted on the labouring man's face. - "Station Amusements", Lady Barker.