🗣️belabour

verb
/bɪˈleɪbə/

Meaning

to explain something repeatedly or with excessive detail; to criticize or attack verbally at length

Example Sentences

The teacher did not belabour the point once the students understood it.

Example Expressions

belabour the point

Synonyms

overemphasize, dwell on, hammer, overexplain, reiterate

Antonyms

understate, gloss over, skim

Collocations

belabour the point, belabour an issue, belabour an argument

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