Hyphenation for “belabour”
Showing how to split the syllables of “belabour”.
What is the correct hyphenation for “belabour”? The purpose of hyphenation is to separate a word such as "belabour" because otherwise it would be too long and would no longer fit on one line. This separation not only saves space it improves the visually flow of the text. This word separation exists in most languages. In English, the word separation of “belabour” is based on the speech syllables. The separating syllable in linguistics is therefore the smallest group of sounds in the natural flow of speech.
As a separator, the classic hyphen is usually used: „belabour“ ⟶
„be-labour“.
Hyphens are occasionally used to denote syllabification, as in syl-la-bi-fi-ca-tion. Various British and North American dictionaries use an interpunct, sometimes called a "middle dot" or "hyphenation point", for this purpose, as in syl·la·bi·fi·ca·tion. This allows the hyphen to be reserved only for places where a hard hyphen is intended (for example, self-con·scious, un·self-con·scious, long-stand·ing). Similarly, hyphens may be used to indicate how a word is being or should be spelled. For example, W-O-R-D spells "word".
Definitions of "belabour"
belabour >> bɪˈleɪbə
Definition: [verb] attack (someone) physically or verbally.
Example: Bernard was belabouring Jed with his fists
Synonyms of "belabour"
beat
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hit
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strike
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smack
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batter
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pummel
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pound
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buffet
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rain blows on
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thrash
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bombard
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pelt
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beat up
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assault
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attack
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set upon
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weigh into
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beat up on
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wallop
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whack
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clout
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clobber
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bop
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biff
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sock
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deck
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plug
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knock about
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knock around
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give someone a good hiding
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do over
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work over
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rough up
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lay into
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tear into
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lace into
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sail into
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get stuck into
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set about
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have a go at
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whale
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light into
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smite
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criticize
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berate
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censure
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condemn
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denounce
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denigrate
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revile
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castigate
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pillory
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flay
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lambast
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savage
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tear/pull to pieces
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find fault with
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run down
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abuse
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knock
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slam
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pan
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bash
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take apart
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crucify
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hammer
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roast
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skewer
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bad-mouth
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slate
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rubbish
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slag off
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monster
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cut up
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bag
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excoriate
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Definition: [verb] argue or discuss (a subject) in excessive detail.
Example: there is no need to belabour the point
Synonyms of "belabour"
over-elaborate
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labour
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discuss at length
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dwell on
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harp on about
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hammer away at
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expound on
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expand on
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overdo
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overplay
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overdramatize
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make too much of
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place too much emphasis on
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flog to death
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drag out
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make a big thing of
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blow out of all proportion
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do over
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