belabouring

He had some skill in the correction of misprints, and would have been better employed in revising proof - sheets for Froude than in "belabouring" him.

The Life of Froude 1894

The hormone imbalances make them prone to lashing out … as well as belabouring points made by others.

Cheeseburger Gothic » Just got back from Avatar. 2010

But, then, one damned thing leads to another: in this case, an even limper Times leader berating BBC Radio Lincolnshire and some 70 other blameless, bemused stations or channels as engines of "domination" of poor little Sky – plus a matching Sun tirade from Kelvin MacKenzie belabouring the "duds" who lack Rupert's spunk.

Wapping's bulls should pull in their horns in row over BSkyB takeover Peter Preston 2010

“Never mind being a scholard,” says my favourite horticulturalist, belabouring him with a broom, “get out and sweep up they leaves.”

Archive 2008-04-01 2008

You always make me laugh with your ridiculous arguments belabouring a tired point.

Cheeseburger Gothic » Nbob wins… 2010

A fellow dived on him, grabbing his wrist, the squawking woman was belabouring me with her gamp, Joe was hurling his attacker aside ... but by that time I was going through the dining section like Springheeled Jack, sending a table flying as I plunged through the kitchen door.

THE NUMBERS 2010

The young man changed over to belabouring the door with his boots.

Autumn Thomas Plastino Martin 2010

A group of mutineers walking round the barracks, belabouring one of our native cooks who was limping along under a great load of pans.

Fiancée 2010

Thou wendest forth at the call to dawn prayer and thou returnest not till sundown; and through the livelong day thou endurest all manner hardships; to wit, beating and belabouring and bad language.

The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night 2006

Thereupon all fell on him and beat him; 652 and when tired of belabouring him they shouted, O ye Moslems!

The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night 2006