Toiling is an English word with synonyms like drudging or laboring. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Toiling meaning
present participle and gerund of toil
Using Toiling
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of toil
- Useful related words include: drudging, laboring, labouring, busy.
- In the example corpus, toiling often appears in combinations such as: toiling in, toiling away, toiling on.
Context around Toiling
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 14 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Toiling
- In this selection, "toiling" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, spent, force, group, away, long and night stand out and add context to how "toiling" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 1940 while toiling away as and a group toiling under the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "toiling" sits close to words such as aau, abandons and affections, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with toiling
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
We worked hard and could oust the communists from power" after toiling for years, he said. (16 words)
For them, personal-professional alignment is far more attractive than toiling for years in an unfulfilling role. (17 words)
Fitzgerald died at the age of 44 in 1940 while toiling away as a screenwriter in Hollywood. (17 words)
Olson, a 2003 Shaler Area graduate who grew up skateboarding and kayaking at James Sharp Landing, spent the better part of a month or two at his metal shop toiling on what would become his first permanent public artwork. (39 words)
Billed as pivotal to ambitions of reclaiming the Premiership title with Rangers six points clear at the summit, Celtic desperately needed reinforcements to bolster a group toiling under the weight of a quite freakish spate of injuries. (37 words)
I found him as a profound and educated politician with deep commitment to the cause of oppressed, the toiling masses, the students and was a crusader against bigotry, terrorism, imperialism and communalism. (32 words)
Have you ever gone fishing, spent an afternoon toiling in the garden, or even went on a nice hike only to find your phone has died on you? (28 words)
Example sentences (20)
After a freshman year spent toiling away with the JV team, Grace made his impact felt as a sophomore.
Behind the luxury hotels and yachts was a largely invisible work force toiling long hours under a blazing sun, providing spearfishing and diving lessons, staffing yacht parties or leading tours.
Billed as pivotal to ambitions of reclaiming the Premiership title with Rangers six points clear at the summit, Celtic desperately needed reinforcements to bolster a group toiling under the weight of a quite freakish spate of injuries.
For them, personal-professional alignment is far more attractive than toiling for years in an unfulfilling role.
It kicked in last season but he ended up toiling in the minors for much of the campaign.
It's been a toiling night for them on viewing so far as their team look to locate the back of the net.
There is always something heartening about seeing a player enjoying a sudden flourish, granted belated recognition after a career spent toiling away from the spotlight.
Come summer, they also prepare school buildings for the coming school year — often toiling in buildings that lack air conditioning.
Fitzgerald died at the age of 44 in 1940 while toiling away as a screenwriter in Hollywood.
Have you ever gone fishing, spent an afternoon toiling in the garden, or even went on a nice hike only to find your phone has died on you?
I found him as a profound and educated politician with deep commitment to the cause of oppressed, the toiling masses, the students and was a crusader against bigotry, terrorism, imperialism and communalism.
Luckily, the crew of "Godzilla" made it out of shooting unscathed, and their hard work and toiling in the sun paid off.
Olson, a 2003 Shaler Area graduate who grew up skateboarding and kayaking at James Sharp Landing, spent the better part of a month or two at his metal shop toiling on what would become his first permanent public artwork.
Talking of whom, Pat Shannon (Darren Goldstein) is a sharply observed monster of a studio boss, who has no shame in intimidating toiling underlings at the alter of a washroom urinal.
The months of toiling and grafting to achieve Farke’s version of perfection have at least landed the team somewhere close.
These activities provide some much-needed relaxation after toiling away on the farm all year and also make for a great source of Merit Points.
They spent four days a week toiling in the schools, but on Fridays, they gathered from all over the city and continued their education.
We worked hard and could oust the communists from power" after toiling for years, he said.
After years of toiling in the minor leagues, these three Pittsburgh Pirates prospects might soon be at the end of their road with the team.
Although not clear enough, it seems, for the poor burghers toiling in the Prime Minister’s Office.
Common combinations with toiling
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- toiling in 14×
- toiling away 9×
- toiling on 5×
- toiling to 4×
- spent toiling 3×
- been toiling 3×
- the toiling 3×
- of toiling 3×
- toiling as 3×
- force toiling 2×