laboured

English

Alternative forms

(mostly U.S.): labored.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈleɪ.bɚd/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈleɪ.bəd/

• Audio (US):

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Verb

laboured

1. simple past and past participle of labour

Adjective

laboured (comparative more laboured, superlative most laboured)

1. Expressive of strenuous effort.

   At the end of the marathon, her laboured breathing told us she was exhausted.

2. Of writing or speech or similar, stilted or not natural due to too much effort being used in the production.

Derived terms

• labouredly
• unlaboured

Translations

Expressive of strenuous effort

Bulgarian: тежък (bg) (težǎk), труден (bg) (truden) Dutch: moeizaam (nl)