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   • If something such as someone's writing or speech is laboured, they have put too much effort into it so it seems awkward and unnatural. The prose of his official communications was so laboured, pompous and verbose. Daniel's few encounters with Gold had been characterized by a laboured politeness. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.

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   What is the meaning of labouring?

   • The meaning of labouring is the act of working hard or exerting great effort. This definition is not directly related to the maritime context mentioned in the passage. The passage also mentions an alternative meaning related to a ship's heavy movement in a turbulent sea, but that is not the intended meaning in this context.

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   What does laboured & slow mean?

   • (of breathing) slow and taking a lot of effort Her breathing became more and more laboured. (of writing, speaking, etc.) not natural and seeming to take a lot of effort The movie looks laboured and slow by today’s standards. Oxford University Press is a department of the University of Oxford.

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   What does it mean if someone's breathing is laboured?

   • If someone's breathing is laboured, it is slow and seems to take a lot of effort. From his slow walk and laboured breathing, Ginny realized he was far from well. If something such as someone's writing or speech is laboured, they have put too much effort into it so it seems awkward and unnatural.

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   If something such as someone's writing or speech is laboured, they have put too much effort into it so it seems awkward and unnatural. The prose of his official communications was so laboured, pompous and verbose. Daniel's few encounters with Gold had been characterized by a laboured politeness.

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     2 senses: 1. (of breathing) performed with difficulty 2....

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   LABOURED definition: 1. needing a lot of effort, often because someone is tired: 2. UK spelling of labored. Learn more.

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   LABORED definition: 1. US spelling of laboured 2. needing a lot of effort, often because someone is tired: . Learn more.

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   1. difficult, forced, strained, heavy, awkward From his slow walk and laboured breathing, she realized he was not well. 2. contrived, studied, affected, awkward, unnatural, overdone, ponderous, overwrought The prose of his official communications was so laboured, pompous and verbose.

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   Laboured definition: (of breathing) performed with difficulty. See examples of LABOURED used in a sentence.

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   1. If someone's breathing is laboured, it is slow and seems to take a lot of effort. [...] 2. If something such as someone's writing or speech is laboured, they have put too much effort into it so it seems awkward and unnatural. [...] More. Pronunciations of the word 'laboured' British English: leɪbəʳd American English: leɪbərd. More.