Labored - definition, pronunciation, transcription

*
Amer.  |ˈleɪbəd|  American pronunciation of the word labored
Brit.  |ˈleɪbəd|  British pronunciation of the word labored

adjective

- lacking natural ease (syn: laboured, strained)
a labored style of debating
- requiring or showing effort (syn: heavy, laboured)
the subject made for labored reading

Extra examples

The patient's symptoms included a rapid pulse and labored breathing.

The movie's dialogue seems very labored.

Her breathing was heavy and laboured.

Some of the episodes are very laboured.

The prose of his official communications was laboured, pompous and verbose.

...the sculptor labored for 15 years on his chef d'oeuvre...

Workers labored in the vineyard.

He labored for several years as a miner.

She has labored in vain to convince them to accept her proposal.

We should honor those who labored so long to make the truth known.

The truck labored up the hill.

We labored under the misapprehension that we would receive help.

Ray had little talent but labored to acquire the skills of a writer.

Current translation version is made automatically. You can suggest your own version. Changes will take effect after the administrator approves them.
Original text in English:
Our translation to English:
Community translations to English:
    This feature is allowed to authorized users only.
    Please, register on our website at registration page. After registration you can log in and use that feature.
    Registration   Login   Home  
    ×