What does travailing mean?
Travailing means present participle and gerund of travail.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
present participle and gerund of travail.
How universal, too, the restlessness, how deep the groanings and travailings of the human race.
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Travailing means present participle and gerund of travail.
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How universal, too, the restlessness, how deep the groanings and travailings of the human race.
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