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laboring

/lˈeɪbɚɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.59 in modern English

Syllables
la-bor-ing
IPA
/lˈeɪbɚɪŋ/
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of labor

American usage

noun

The act of one who labors; toil; work done.

Usage

Inflected Forms

labouring (alternative) laborings (plural) more laboring (comparative) most laboring (superlative)

Derived Forms

laboringly nonlaboring

Phrases

laboring oar

Synonyms

drudging labouring toiling

Rhymes With

neighboring neighbouring belaboring

Questions

How do you pronounce laboring?
The recorded pronunciation is /lˈeɪbɚɪŋ/.
What does laboring mean?
present participle and gerund of labor

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