noun
toiling
Toiling (noun) means Hard, sustained work; the act of labouring. Example: “After a day of toiling in the garden, she was ready to collapse.”
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Hard, sustained work; the act of labouring.
"Can we perceive a person's works as the effects of miracles or as the results of blessings or as the effects of their own mortal toilings?"
— Bonnie Gulan, The Great Bible Dig: Excavation of the Scriptures (2001)
"After a day of toiling in the garden, she was ready to collapse."
How to use toiling
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe act of doing hard, tiring work — the noun form of "toil."
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- toilings
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What does “toiling” mean?
The word “toiling” means hard, sustained work; the act of labouring. In plain terms, the act of doing hard, tiring work — the noun form of "toil.".
How do you use “toiling” in a sentence?
Here is “toiling” used in a sentence: “After a day of toiling in the garden, she was ready to collapse.”
What part of speech is “toiling”?
“Toiling” is a noun.
What is the meaning of toiling?
"toiling" (noun) means hard, sustained work; the act of labouring.
