toiling

Questions about toiling

What does toiling mean?

toiling means "doing arduous or unpleasant work".

How many syllables are in toiling?

toiling has 2 syllables: toi-ling. The stress falls on "toi". In IPA it is /ˈtɔɪlɪŋ/.

What is another word for toiling?

Close synonyms include drudging, laboring, labouring. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is toiling a common word?

toiling is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.