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[ bih-ley-ber ] / bɪˈleɪ bər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR belabor ON THESAURUS.COM
verb (used with object)to explain, worry about, or work at (something) repeatedly or more than is necessary: He kept belaboring the point long after we had agreed. to assail persistently, as with scorn or ridicule: a book that belabors the provincialism of his contemporaries. to beat vigorously; ply with heavy blows. Obsolete. to labor at. Also especially British, be·la·bour . Origin of belaborFirst recorded in 1590–1600; be- + labor Words nearby belaborkeen about, be, Békésy, Bekhterev, bel, Bela, belabor, belabor the point, belabour, Belafonte, belah, bélandre Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for belaborTo belabor the comparison a bit, the same could be said for the American Dream. Scotland’s ‘Yes’ Campaign and the Myth of Scottish Equality|Noah Caldwell|September 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST And she chose the dinner party where he was the guest to belabor him with this abuse. Rediscovering Richard Dawkins: An Interview|J.P. O’Malley|September 23, 2013|DAILY BEAST And finally, not to belabor it, there was the Palin nomination. Sorry, Dad, I'm Voting for Obama|Christopher Buckley|October 10, 2008|DAILY BEAST The appearance of a lady on the scene did not calm Thlnies wrath; she continued to belabor the lost child, exclaiming: Ah! Paul and His Dog, v.2 (Novels of Paul de Kock Volume XIV)|Charles Paul de Kock
Whereat the furious fox-hunter began to belabor the squire with the whip, all the witnesses giving him plenty of room. The Road to Paris|Robert Neilson Stephens Julien got into the cabriolet beside the driver, who began at once to belabor vigorously his mulish animal. A Woodland Queen, Complete|Andre Theuriet An old woman, standing by our camp, continued to belabor a good-looking young man for hours with her tongue. Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa|David Livingstone “You wicked young rascal, I shall tell the policeman of you,” she gasped, and began to belabor Sylvia with her umbrella. The Early Life and Adventures of Sylvia Scarlett|Compton Mackenzie
Words related to belaborrehash, pound, overwork, repeat, beat a dead horse, hammer home |