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am toiling

  • present progressive of toil (1st person singular).

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I am toiling in my garden after a rain, moving tender seedlings.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein

The more I read and study the more obscure seem the questions I am toiling to answer.

From Beulah by Evans, Augusta J. (Augusta Jane)

I shall remind you of that unkind speech when you are living in state, and I am toiling for my daily bread.

From The Fortunes of the Farrells by Vaizey, George de Horne, Mrs.

But I, Paul of Lorraine, your humble nephew, lord of my brain and hands, freely admit that I am toiling for no one but the aforesaid Paul of Lorraine.

From Helmet of Navarre by Runkle, Bertha

You cannot think how proudly    It makes my bosom swell,  To think that I am toiling    For those I love so well.

From Canadian Wild Flowers by Johnson, Helen M. (Helen Mar)