Belabour - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |bɪˈleɪbər|  American pronunciation of the word belabour
Brit.  |bɪˈleɪbə|  British pronunciation of the word belabour

verb

- to work at or to absurd length (syn: belabor)
- beat soundly (syn: belabor)
- attack verbally with harsh criticism (syn: belabor)

Extra examples

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

There is no need to belabour the point here.

Nonsense wherewith the haters of improvement would belabour the audacious innovators.

She ups her stick and begins to belabour him across the shoulders. (G. R. Sims)

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: belabour
he/she/it: belabours
present participle: belabouring
past tense: belaboured
past participle: belaboured
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