: 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.
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No one spoke during the call and dispatchers could only hear labored breathing, according to the arrest affidavit.
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Six days earlier, Beacon was admitted to an emergency pet hospital with symptoms that included stiffness, labored breathing and a fever.
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Over time my wife and I developed low-level headaches and labored breathing.
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Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 30 Oct. 2024
Six days earlier, Beacon was admitted to an emergency pet hospital with symptoms that included stiffness, labored breathing and a fever.
—Erin Clements, Peoplemag, 9 Sep. 2024
Over time my wife and I developed low-level headaches and labored breathing.
—Sunset Magazine, 13 Aug. 2024
Her labored breathing was evident, as was her passionate commitment to this work.
—Laura Captari, The Conversation, 24 June 2024
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labored
adjective
la·bored
ˈlā-bərd 
: produced or performed with difficulty or strain
labored breathing
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