laboured
Britishadjective
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(of breathing) performed with difficulty
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showing effort; contrived; lacking grace or fluency
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Playing in baking hot conditions, Raducanu looked laboured as she planted balls into the net and struggled to keep up with Sierra's powerful baseline game.
From BBC ● May 24, 2026
Firefighters were trying to extinguish the blazes in the still-smoldering rubble, while rescue workers laboured to pull victims from the debris and bulldozers tried to clear a path.
From Barron's ● Apr. 8, 2026
During the confrontation, Harris-Richards' breathing became laboured and he fell to the floor.
From BBC ● Jan. 29, 2026
We have laboured the point about England's limited preparation, but a lot of what we feared came true in the first Test.
From BBC ● Nov. 24, 2025
Théoden opened his eyes, and they were clear, and he spoke in a quiet voice though laboured.
From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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