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

  1. labored, laboured, strainedadjective

    lacking natural ease

    "a labored style of debating"

  2. heavy, labored, labouredadjective

    requiring or showing effort

    "heavy breathing"; "the subject made for labored reading"

Wiktionary

  1. laboredadjective

    Of an action that is difficult to perform.

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

ChatGPT

  1. 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

  1. Labored

    of Labor

  2. Laboredadjective

    bearing marks of labor and effort; elaborately wrought; not easy or natural; as, labored poetry; a labored style

Anagrams for labored »

  1. Lodebar

  2. doabler

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of labored in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of labored in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of labored in a Sentence

  1. Louie Michael:

    The breathing is labored, it's tough. This stuff is real.

  2. Mark Milley:

    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.

  3. Utah Rep. Ben McAdams:

    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.

  4. Joseph de Maistre:

    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.

  5. Robertson Davies:

    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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