1. worked hard; labored with great effort
Usage: archaic or literary
2. suffered the pains of childbirth
Usage: archaic

Examples

• The farmers travailed in the fields from dawn to dusk.
• She travailed through many hardships to achieve her goals.
• The workers travailed under difficult conditions.
• In biblical times, women travailed without modern medical care.
• He travailed over the complex mathematical problem for hours.
• The pioneers travailed across the harsh wilderness.