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Third Person
belabors
Present Participle
belaboring
Past Tense
belabored
Past Participle
belabored
1
to beat someone repeatedly and forcefully
- The mob belabored the thief with sticks until the police arrived.
- He was belabored by guards after trying to escape.
- The guards belabored the prisoner with batons until he collapsed.
- The knight belabored his opponent with relentless blows.
- She was belabored by a furious crowd wielding umbrellas and fists.
2
to criticize excessively and harshly, often in a way that feels aggressive or repetitive
- The coach belabored the team for their lack of effort.
- She belabored him with accusations until he walked away.
- The article belabors the politician's failures without offering balanced insight.
- He tends to belabor his coworkers over minor mistakes.
- The manager belabored the staff during the meeting, turning feedback into a rant.
3
to elaborate or repeat beyond what is reasonable or helpful
- Please don't belabor the point — we understand your concern.
- He belabored the details of the plan until everyone lost interest.
- The speaker belabored the obvious, dragging the meeting on for hours.
- She tends to belabor minor issues instead of focusing on solutions.
- The article belabored the topic with endless footnotes and tangents.