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What is another word for belabors?

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To strike or hit repeatedly

To publicly criticize or castigate harshly

To express or describe in exaggerated terms

To greatly emphasize a point or issue

To excessively discuss or focus on a topic to the point of redundancy or futility

To emphasize, stress, or indicate the importance of

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To strike or hit repeatedly

pummels^US

beats the living daylights out of

belabours^UK

gives someone a hiding

knocks around

knocks about

lays one on

gives someone a good hiding

knocks into the middle of next week

brutalizes^US

brutalises^UK

dusts someone's britches

warms someone's seat

whams

gives someone a beating

gives someone a drubbing

gives someone a good beating

rains blows upon

gives someone a good drubbing

pulverizes^US

pulverises^UK

knocks someone's lights out

wins a resounding victory over

turns on

brings someone to their knees

runs rings around

turns inside out

takes to the cleaners

strikes down

beats someone's brains out

blows out of the water

victimizes^US

jumps down one's throat

victimises^UK

gives someone the works

gives someone what for

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“I belabor the punching bag at the gym to release all my stress and frustration.”

Verb

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To publicly criticize or castigate harshly

criticizes^US

criticises^UK

pummels^US

gives someone a dressing-down

gives someone a roasting

gives someone a bad press

minimizes^US

minimises^UK

raps over the knuckles

gives someone a rollicking

disapproves of

gives some stick to

gives someone a bollocking

jumps down one's throat

jumps down someone's throat

satirizes^US

gives something a battering

does a hatchet job on

gives something a bad press

belabours^UK

satirises^UK

bites someone's head off

jumps on one's case

snaps someone's head off

gives someone a telling-off

gives someone a rating

drags over the coals

leans on

gives someone a row

raps someone the knuckles

comes down on

pulls up

sends someone away with a flea in their ear

gives someone what for

slaps down

blows up at

puts on the mat

gives someone a caning

gives someone an earful

gives someone a mouthful

gives someone some stick

lays out

gives someone a wigging

scarifies

burns someone's ears

crawls all over

puts someone on the griddle

pins your ears back

puts someone on the hot seat

drags through the mud

stigmatizes^US

stigmatises^UK

trivializes^US

dishonours^UK

dishonors^US

trivialises^UK

scandalizes^US

scandalises^UK

brings into disrepute

drags through the mire

passes strictures upon

ostracizes^US

ostracises^UK

sullies the reputation of

takes a swipe at

blackens the reputation of

remonstrates against

expresses a poor opinion of

conducts a smear campaign against

rags on

spreads scandal about

runs a smear campaign against

looks down one's nose at

gives a tongue-lashing

blackens the character of

holds someone to blame

drags someone's name through the mud

treats disrespectfully

cuts dead

causes offence to

hurts somebody's feelings

demonizes^US

demonises^UK

blackens someone's name

takes the piss out of

makes someone eat crow

puts out of countenance

makes a fool of

causes to lose face

settles someone's hash

casts down

takes the wind out of your sails

puts to shame

makes someone eat humble pie

takes down a peg or two

gives your opinion of

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“In his speech, the opposition politician chose to belabor the government's shortcomings, provoking a heated debate among the audience.”

Verb

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To express or describe in exaggerated terms

labors^US

labours^UK

dramatizes^US

colours^UK

belabours^UK

colors^US

dramatises^UK

lays it on thick

blows up

blows up out of all proportion

lays it on with a trowel

makes a big thing of

piles on

makes mountains out of molehills

makes a big thing about

lays it on

makes a production out of

makes a production of

talks big

goes overboard with

goes overboard

makes a big deal out of something

makes too much of something

expounds on

hams it up

drags out

blows something out of all proportion

places too much emphasis on

gives someone a sob story

overstresses

overacts

makes a federal case of

attaches too much importance to

lays too much stress on

goes on and on about

goes over the top about

attaches too much weight to

acts

expresses emotion

emotes

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“I didn't want to belabor the point, but he repeatedly exaggerated his accomplishments during the meeting.”

Verb

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To greatly emphasize a point or issue

Verb

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To excessively discuss or focus on a topic to the point of redundancy or futility

Verb

To emphasize, stress, or indicate the importance of

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