belabor (redirected from belaboring)

be·la·bor  (b-lbr)

tr.v. be·la·bored, be·la·bor·ing, be·la·bors

1. To attack with blows; hit, beat, or whip. See Synonyms at beat.

2. To assail verbally.

3. To discuss repeatedly or at length; harp on: Don't belabor the point.

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	belabor - to work at or to absurd length; "belabor the obvious" belabour work at, work on - to exert effort in order to do, make, or perform something; "the child worked at the multiplication table until she had it down cold"
	2.	belabor - attack verbally with harsh criticism; "She was belabored by her fellow students" belabour criticise, criticize, pick apart, knock - find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws; "The paper criticized the new movie"; "Don't knock the food--it's free"
	3.	belabor - beat soundly belabour beat up, work over, beat - give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression; "Thugs beat him up when he walked down the street late at night"; "The teacher used to beat the students"