Synonyms for Toiling & Similar Words

Definition of toiling

adjective
  1. doing arduous or unpleasant work; "drudging peasants"; "the bent backs of laboring slaves picking cotton"; "toiling coal miners in the black deeps"

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Writing tips for "toiling"

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"Toiling" in song lyrics

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  • "Gather up your people we be congregatin, toiling"
    Bizzy Bone — Feel My Soul

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