adverb
- in a manner that involves hard work, effort, or difficulty; with laborious effort
Usage: often used to describe slow, effortful movement or action
Examples
- She climbed the steep hill laboringly, stopping frequently to catch her breath.
- The old machine moved laboringly across the factory floor.
- He laboringly typed out the long document on the ancient typewriter.
- The injured athlete walked laboringly toward the finish line.
- The boat moved laboringly through the rough waters.