labored

adjective

la·bored ˈlā-bərd

Synonyms of labored next

: produced or performed with labor

labored breathing

also : lacking ease of expression

a labored speech

Examples of labored in a Sentence

The patient's symptoms included a rapid pulse and labored breathing. The movie's dialogue seems very labored.

Recent Examples on the Web Only her breathing, noisy and labored, distinguished her. —

Rachel Cusk, Harper's Magazine, 10 Sep. 2023 But his speaking appeared labored and slightly slurred, and he was guided elsewhere within minutes. —

Annie Karni, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2023 But the music that accompanies the labored acceleration up mountain grades is worth however many vacation days a flatlander's journey may take. —

Patrick Bedard, Car and Driver, 19 Aug. 2023 Spiral staircases at sides of the stage serve for dramatic, and sometime labored, entrances and exits. —

Scott Cantrell, Dallas News, 4 Aug. 2023 The 4-year-old fell to her side near the 3/16 pole with labored breathing and died on the track, suffering from severe weakness in her hind limbs. —

Caleb Wiegandt, The Courier-Journal, 20 June 2023 As the many flashbacks to Palestine help to reconstruct Nuha’s past life and disclose the family’s labored history, Betty begins to construct and then own her new one. —

Robert Allen Papinchak | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 26 Jan. 2023 If a child's breathing becomes labored or the child appears to be blue from lack of oxygen, Ragsdale advised calling for emergency medical help. —

Deborah Yetter, The Courier-Journal, 25 Oct. 2022 Respiratory symptoms that require urgent medical attention include fast or labored breathing. —

Brenda Goodman, CNN, 25 Oct. 2022 See More

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