adverb
- in a manner that involves hard work, effort, or difficulty; with laborious exertion
Usage: chiefly British spelling (American: laboringly); often describes slow, effortful movement or action
Examples
- The old truck climbed the steep hill labouringly, its engine straining.
- She labouringly worked through the dense academic text, taking notes on every page.
- The injured athlete labouringly made his way across the finish line.
- He labouringly explained the complex theory to the confused students.
- The ship labouringly pushed through the heavy storm.