labouring
noun, verb
labouring is spelled L-A-B-O-U-R-I-N-G: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 49,949th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, labouring means “The act of one who labours; toil; work done” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of labouring is labourings.
How many letters and syllables are in labouring?
| Letters | 9: L-A-B-O-U-R-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 49,949th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is labouring?
Labouring appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 49,949th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce labouring?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-labouring.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of labouring
- labourings plural
- laboring
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does labouring mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of one who labours; toil; work done.
verb
- 1
CanadaUKpresent participle and gerund of labour
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).