belabour

Verb

Verb Forms: belaboured, belabouring, belabours

To argue or elaborate in excessive detail.
to work at or to absurd length
beat soundly
attack verbally with harsh criticism
To labour about; labour over; to work hard upon; to ply diligently.
To beat or thump (someone) soundly.
To attack (someone) verbally.
To discuss or explain (something) excessively or repeatedly; to harp on or overelaborate.

Examples

She continued to belabour her argument that ’QAT’ should be worth more.

Origin / Etymology

From be- (“about, around”) + labour. Compare bework, betoil, beswink.

Synonyms

belabor, buffet, thrash

Scrabble Score: 12

belabour: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
belabour: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
belabour: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

belabour: valid Words With Friends Word