travailing
tra-vail-ing
verb
Engaging in arduous effort or experiencing the intense pains of childbirth.
"The team was travailing to meet the tight deadline."
noun
The act of engaging in arduous effort or suffering the intense pains of childbirth.
"Their travailing brought forth a new understanding."
Thesaurus
Synonyms: sweat, elbow grease, travail, effort, exertion, lying-in, childbed, labor, parturiency, confinement, labour, toil