Labored vs Laboured - What's the difference?
labored | laboured |
(labor)
Of an action that is difficult to perform.
(labour)
Of an action that is difficult to perform.
Of writing or speech or similar, stilted or not natural due to too much effort being used in the production.
As verbs the difference between labored and laboured
is that labored is past tense of labor while laboured is past tense of labour.As adjectives the difference between labored and laboured
is that labored is of an action that is difficult to perform while laboured is of an action that is difficult to perform.labored
English
Alternative forms
(mostly British ): laboured.Verb
(head)Adjective
(en adjective)- At the end of the marathon, her labored breathing told us she was exhausted.
Anagrams
* *laboured
English
Alternative forms
(mostly U.S. ): labored.Verb
(head)Adjective
(en adjective)- At the end of the marathon, her laboured breathing told us she was exhausted.
