laboured
Speech parts
1. laboured - Adjective
2. laboured - Verb
3. laboured - Adjective Satellite
Meaning
requiring or showing effort
lacking natural ease
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Examples
heavy breathing
the subject made for labored reading
a labored style of debating
But Neto stayed on until the 85th minute as Wolves laboured in their hunt for a winner.
Days after a laboured showing in a 2-2 draw at bottom side Norwich City, Spurs could not find a way back into the game after Ings' goal in the 17th minute.
In laboured circumstances, rowers will take a quick pant at the end of the stroke before taking a deep breath on the recovery that fills the lungs by the time the catch is reached.