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laboured

/ ˈleɪbəd /

adjective

  1. (of breathing) performed with difficulty
  2. showing effort; contrived; lacking grace or fluency
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˈlabouredness, noun
  • ˈlabouredly, adverb
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Example Sentences

Daryl Mitchell dug in for a 63 from 101 balls but his knock was always laboured.

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"New York hasn't laboured under a king in over 250 years and we sure as hell are not going to start now," Hochul said.

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The Gunners looked every inch a team without a recognised main forward as they laboured and spluttered to break down Leicester City's game but limited resistance at King Power Stadium.

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Although as far as can be seen, neither of the couples had bought a bunch of garage flowers on the way home and laboured over a witty message.

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The reality was there for all to see as a squad lacking energy laboured and went through the motions in training.

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