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slaving away

slaving away is the present participle and gerund of slave away.

Meaning of slave away

Verb

slave away (third-person singular simple present slaves away, present participle slaving away, simple past and past participle slaved away)

  1. (intransitive) To work very hard.
    • Rochelle is a perfectionistic, timid, dutiful girl, and she has been slaving away for hours on her math.1999, Elizabeth Berger, Raising Kids with Character: Developing Trust and Personal Integrity in Children, Rowman & Littlefield, published 2004, →ISBN, page 107

Questions about slaving away

What is slaving away the present participle and gerund of?
Slaving away is the present participle and gerund of slave away.

Words near slaving away in the dictionary

  1. Slavik
  2. slavikite
  3. Slaviks
  4. Slavin
  5. slaving
  6. slaving away
  7. slavings
  8. Slavins
  9. slavisation
  10. slavish
  11. slavishly

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