Definition of Laboring

Adjective: laboring ley-bu-ring
Usage: US (elsewhere: labouring)

Doing arduous or unpleasant work
"the bent backs of laboring slaves picking cotton";
- drudging, labouring [Brit, Cdn], toiling

Verb: labor ley-bur
Usage: US (elsewhere: labour)

Strive and make an effort to reach a goal
"She labored for years to make a decent living";
- tug, labour [Brit, Cdn], push, drive, sweat
Work hard
"Lexicographers labor all day long";
- labour [Brit, Cdn], toil, fag, travail, grind, drudge, dig, moil [N. Amer]
Undergo the efforts of childbirth
- labour [Brit, Cdn]