- 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
Chefs rarely get Christmas off - if they are not cooking for customers, they are slaving over a hot stove for family.
From BBC ● Dec. 22, 2022
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
“This is my first virus I was working on, and kind of slaving away at it — and it’s really changed the field.”
From Washington Post ● Oct. 10, 2022
“News is rather hard to come by when you’re slaving in a mine.”
From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas
