- present participle of slave.
slaving
Example Sentences
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St. Patrick offered evocative details of slaving and missionary work in the lands around the Irish Sea.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
The UK, which was one of the major slaving nations before going on to lead the fight to abolish the trade, has also repeatedly ruled out paying reparations.
From BBC ● Mar. 27, 2026
Hergé, the illustrator and writer of Tintin and another of my great heroes, once drew a picture of himself slaving at the desk, with Tintin holding a whip over him showing a sort of disdain.
From Salon ● Nov. 21, 2022
“I made $5,000, that was huge! My entire income for the whole year before was $9,000 slaving away on drywall jobs.”
From New York Times ● Jun. 10, 2021
I take all my money out of the bank, $120, money I earned slaving away at my mother’s bakery, and buy a one-way bus ticket to Miami.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
