Definition of laboured Laboured

/lˈe‍ɪbəd/ - la•boured

We found 5 definitions of laboured from 3 different sources.

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British English

laboured - /lˈe‍ɪbəd/

American English

labored - /lejˈbɚd/

What does laboured mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Adjective

laboured - requiring or showing effort; "heavy breathing"; "the subject made for labored reading"
  heavy, labored
laboured - lacking natural ease; "a labored style of debating"
  labored, strained
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • laboured (Adjective)
    Of an action that is difficult to perform.
  • laboured (Adjective)
    Of writing or speech or similar, stilted or not natural due to too much effort being used in the production.

Part of speech

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  • laboured, verb, past participle of labour (infinitive).
  • laboured, verb, past simple of labour (infinitive).

Pronunciation

Word frequency

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Sign Language

laboured in sign language
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