slave
noun
a person who is the property of and wholly subject to another and forced to provide unpaid labor.
slaving
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present participleof slave.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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St. Patrick offered evocative details of slaving and missionary work in the lands around the Irish Sea.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
Chefs rarely get Christmas off - if they are not cooking for customers, they are slaving over a hot stove for family.
From BBC ● Dec. 22, 2022
Hergé, the illustrator and writer of Tintin and another of my great heroes, once drew a picture of himself slaving at the desk, with Tintin holding a whip over him showing a sort of disdain.
From Salon ● Nov. 21, 2022
So often, you’re slaving away on something into the night thinking: ‘Well, it’s a job. I’m singing for my dinner.’
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 2, 2022
"And who's finished up the better off? Me, of course. I'm sitting pretty in a nice house with a successful businessman and you're left slaving away teaching a lot of nasty little children the ABC."
From "Matilda" by Roald Dahl
