working

[US]/ˈwɜːkɪŋ/
[UK]/ˈwɜːrkɪŋ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. related to labor or the act of performing tasks; capable of operating
n. the act of performing tasks or operations; the creation or production of something; an activity or manipulation
v. to perform tasks or operations; to have an effect; to be employed

Phrases & Collocations

working hard

working overtime

working remotely

working principle

working experience

working on

working environment

working process

working condition

working out

working face

working procedure

hard working

working hours

working class

working life

working people

working time

working group

working pressure

working day

working surface

Example Sentences

the workings of the brain

the workings of the mind.

the workings of a motor

They are working in the field.

in goodish working order.

working with feverish haste.

the size of the working population.

a long working day.

working at peak efficiency.

Real-world Examples

What's up? You guys working hard or hardly working?

Source: Silicon Valley Season 5

Be patient, be motivated, be hard working.

Source: Engvid-Adam Course Collection

The cell phones were not working consistently.

Source: Giuliani's 911

The old dustman has been working on this street for twenty years.

Source: New Concept English: Vocabulary On-the-Go, Book Three.

This is what I've been working on.

Source: Big Hero 6

Everyday that meerkat is working we are saving rhinos.

Source: CNN 10 Student English February 2020 Compilation

How long has he been working on this?

Source: Universal Dialogue for Children's Animation

You do get an eerie feeling, especially working upstairs at that bar.

Source: U.S. Route 66

When you come back, it will be working.

Source: American Family Universal Parent-Child English

" His attempt is not working? " Harry repeated blankly.

Source: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

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