What does labored mean?
Definitions for labored
ˈleɪ bərdla·bored
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word labored.
Princeton's WordNet
labored, laboured, strainedadjective
lacking natural ease
"a labored style of debating"
heavy, labored, labouredadjective
requiring or showing effort
"heavy breathing"; "the subject made for labored reading"
Wiktionary
laboredadjective
Of an action that is difficult to perform.
At the end of the marathon, her labored breathing told us she was exhausted.
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labored
Labored refers to something that is done with great difficulty, effort or strain. It is often used to describe breathing that is heavy and difficult due to illness or physical exertion. It can also refer to actions, speech or writing that are not fluid or natural, instead appearing forced or excessively effortful.
Webster Dictionary
Labored
of Labor
Laboredadjective
bearing marks of labor and effort; elaborately wrought; not easy or natural; as, labored poetry; a labored style
Anagrams for labored »
Lodebar
doabler
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of labored in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of labored in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of labored in a Sentence
The breathing is labored, it's tough. This stuff is real.
I immediately ran to see if I could help. There were just a few people around him. He was not responsive and couldn't speak, and he had very labored breathing that was not actually moving air into his lungs.
I am at home, feeling about as sick as I've ever been, it's really labored breathing, I feel like I have a belt around my chest that's really tight. When I cough, my muscles are so sore, so I just feel pain every time I cough, which is frequently.
In the works of man, everything is as poor as its author; vision is confined, means are limited, scope is restricted, movements are labored, and results are humdrum.
He types his labored column -- weary drudge! Senile fudge and solemn: spare, editor, to condemn these dry leaves of his autumn.
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