belabouring
Dwelling on tediously
Belabouring is the British spelling of belaboring.
To belabour a point is to explain or emphasize it excessively, well past the point where listeners have grasped it: I won't belabour the obvious.
The word can also mean to attack someone physically or verbally, though this sense is less common today.
The underlying image is of beating something repeatedly—whether with blows or with words.
Striking repeatedly with force
- harpingRepeating a grievance persistently
- dwellingPlace of residence
- rehashingRevisiting previously discussed material
- reiteratingStating something anew
overemphasizing · overstressing · overdoing · berating · haranguing · badgering · nagging · pressing
Actively engaging offensively
- assailingVigorously attacking or criticizing
- lambastingHarshly criticizing someone
- excoriatingSeverely denouncing or censuring
- castigatingSeverely criticizing or reprimanding
upbraiding · reproaching · scolding · chastising · denouncing · berating · haranguing · tongue-lashing
Repeated striking or pulsing
- thrashingDecisive, lopsided defeat
- pummelingSustained striking attack
- strikingNoticeably impressive
- hittingMaking forceful contact
battering · cudgeling · drubbing · pounding · whacking · thumping · clobbering · walloping
Tedious lengthiness in speech
- long-windedExcessively wordy, tediously so
- circumlocutionIndirect, wordy expression
- repetitivenessRecurring without variation
- redundancyNeedless duplication
tautology · pleonasm · wordiness · rambling · droning · expatiation · elaboration · overelaboration
hammering
Striking repeatedly with force
- harpingRepeating a grievance persistently
- dwellingPlace of residence
- rehashingRevisiting previously discussed material
reiterating · overemphasizing · overstressing · overdoing · berating · haranguing · badgering · nagging · pressing · insisting
attacking
Actively engaging offensively
- assailingVigorously attacking or criticizing
- lambastingHarshly criticizing someone
- excoriatingSeverely denouncing or censuring
castigating · upbraiding · reproaching · scolding · chastising · denouncing · berating · haranguing · tongue-lashing · dressing-down
beating
Repeated striking or pulsing
hitting · battering · cudgeling · drubbing · pounding · whacking · thumping · clobbering · walloping · flogging
prolixity
Tedious lengthiness in speech
- long-windedExcessively wordy, tediously so
- circumlocutionIndirect, wordy expression
- repetitivenessRecurring without variation
redundancy · tautology · pleonasm · wordiness · rambling · droning · expatiation · elaboration · overelaboration · padding
belabouringsummarizing
Condensing to main points
condensing · getting to the point · cutting to the chase · abbreviating · encapsulating
belabouringdropping
Letting something fall
letting go · understating · moving on · passing over · leaving alone
belabouringsparing
Using resources minimally
protecting · shielding · leaving alone · releasing · freeing
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