Usually means: Working hard; physically or mentally.
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  1. labouring: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. labouring: Merriam-Webster
  3. labouring: Collins English Dictionary
  4. labouring: Vocabulary.com
  5. Labouring, labouring: Wordnik
  6. labouring: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  7. labouring: Wiktionary
  8. labouring: Dictionary.com
  9. labouring: Rhymezone
  10. labouring: FreeDictionary.org
  11. labouring: Mnemonic Dictionary
  12. labouring: TheFreeDictionary.com

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Definitions from Wiktionary (labouring)

▸ noun:  The act of one who labours; toil; work done.

Similar:
laboring, toiling, busy, drudging, travail, droil, toyle, travel, labourage, twile, more...

Opposite:
leisure, relaxation, rest

Phrases:
labouring under, labouring the point, more...

Adjectives:
much, long, general, agricultural, worth, present, casual, unskilled, heavy, individual, day

Colors:
    rust,     charcoal,     olive,     mustard,     taupe, more...

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Similar:
laboring, toiling, busy, drudging, travail, droil, toyle, travel, labourage, twile, more...

Opposite:
leisure, relaxation, rest

Phrases:
labouring under, labouring the point, more...

Adjectives:
much, long, general, agricultural, worth, present, casual, unskilled, heavy, individual, day

Colors:
    rust,     charcoal,     olive,     mustard,     taupe, more...



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