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belabor

verb

Attack verbally with harsh criticism

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Word length
7
Starts with
B
Ends with
R
Contains
EL
Scrabble score
11

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verb

  1. Attack verbally with harsh criticism

    “She was belabored by her fellow students”

verb

  1. Beat soundly

verb

  1. To work at or to absurd length

    “Belabor the obvious”

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She was belabored by her fellow students
Belabor the obvious

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