labored

adjective

la·bored ˈlā-bərd

: produced or performed with labor

labored breathing

also : lacking ease of expression

a labored speech

Example Sentences

The patient's symptoms included a rapid pulse and labored breathing. The movie's dialogue seems very labored.

Recent Examples on the Web Hear a song in your head to drown out all the labored breathing, then ride the downhill into Manhattan.

Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 4 Nov. 2022 For the first time in a labored, legal process, Weichel disagreed with them.

Globe Columnist, BostonGlobe.com, 20 Oct. 2022 But the infant’s labored breathing quickly returned.

Rosalina Nieves, CNN, 24 Oct. 2022 Meanwhile, Cristobal Tapia de Veer’s score creeps throughout the narrative, adding depth to already ghastly corporeal sounds — teeth gnawing on nails, labored breathing, bones breaking.

Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Sep. 2022 Additionally, parents should be on the lookout for cold-like symptoms in their kids, especially things like labored breathing, blueness around the lips or fingers, or dehydration evidenced through dry mouth or crying without producing tears.

Sarah Ladd, The Courier-Journal, 23 Sep. 2022 Brandon struggled with multiple officers for roughly five minutes until his labored breathing appeared to stop, according to video of the Aug. 14 incident.

Julian Mark, Washington Post, 29 Aug. 2022 Heart failure leads to kidney failure, which worsens the heart failure, which makes breathing feel more labored.

Rachael Bedard, The New Yorker, 6 Mar. 2022 Tapia de Veer used voices from a Colombian mother and her daughter as well as his own labored breathing from playing the flute on the track.

Beatrice Verhoeven, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Aug. 2022 See More

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