Belabor - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |bəˈleɪbər|  American pronunciation of the word belabor
Brit.  |bɪˈleɪbə|  British pronunciation of the word belabor

verb

- to work at or to absurd length (syn: belabour)
belabor the obvious
- attack verbally with harsh criticism (syn: belabour)
She was belabored by her fellow students
- beat soundly (syn: belabour)

Extra examples

Her habit of belaboring the obvious makes her a very boring speaker.

Please don't belabor the point.

He uses his newspaper column to belabor writers for even the most minor grammatical errors.

She ups her stick and begins to belabour him across the shoulders.

There is no need to belabour the point here.

She was belabored by her fellow students

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