toil
noun
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
is toiling
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present progressiveof toil (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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As Aymen al-Rubaye plants mangrove seedlings in the sprawling tidal flats of southern Iraq, the black smoke rising over the skyline behind him shows the ecological damage that he is toiling to undo.
From Reuters ● Jun. 29, 2023
“Kevin owns the land, Kevin is toiling on the land, Kevin is shaping the land into something that is his own.”
From New York Times ● Jan. 6, 2022
Who out there is toiling as a AAA beat writer that deserves a call-up to the bigs?
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 25, 2019
Mooen Ali is toiling with little reward in Centurion.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 22, 2016
Life is sweet, even if a man is black and is toiling for a dollar-a-day wage.
From Blow The Man Down A Romance Of The Coast - 1916 by Holman Day
