GRUBBING Synonyms: 85 Similar and Opposite Words

grubbing

verb

present participle of grub

as in laboring

to devote serious and sustained effort grubbing away at the yard work before the first snow of the season

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Recent Examples of grubbing Double-bass glissandos hint at hands grubbing in the earth, while abrupt moments of concerted action—notably, an accordion wheezing out an F-sharp-minor chord—suggest flickering signals and transmissions. — Alex Ross, New Yorker, 18 May 2026 Released in 1958, Attack told of a wealthy heiress, fresh from a stint at a mental institution, who is turned into a giantess and then deals with her philandering husband and his no-good, money-grubbing floozy. — Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 9 Jan. 2026

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But others are still at work, laboring under a new collective bargaining agreement with another labor organization, the International Longshoremen’s Association.

— Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
The infant had been trapped for almost three days; a team of rescuers from Fairfax, Virginia, had been laboring to reach the boy, who was nine months old, for at least six hours.

— Armando Ledezma, New Yorker, 30 June 2026

Definition of laboring

Verb

As such, Daoism maintains its complex and diverse nature well into the modern era, still striving to bring it all back into balance with the Dao.

— Michael Naparstek, The Conversation, 6 July 2026
For businesses striving to compete, partnerships can become a structural advantage.

— Yevhen Parokhod, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

Definition of striving

Verb

Trump taking the country to war with Iran, in part at the urging of his pal Bibi — without any sensible plan, debate, sanction from Congress or consideration as to how this might hurt Americans already struggling to make ends meet.

— Maureen Dowd, Mercury News, 4 July 2026
The rules were altered in 2004 at the urging of Algeria, which was struggling to field a competitive national team with wholly domestic players and saw dozens of better prospects from the diaspora living in France.

— Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 July 2026

Definition of struggling

Verb

So Ohashi started working with a personal trainer, lifting weights for three hours a day for four days a week.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
Belichick divided offensive coordinator duties between longtime assistant Matt Particia, who’d primarily been a defensive coach, and Joe Judge, who was working with New England’s special teams.

— Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 10 July 2026