verb
- working excessively hard; expending too much effort or labor on something
- belaboring a point excessively; dwelling on or emphasizing something too much
Usage: present participle or gerund form of 'overlabor'
Usage: present participle or gerund form of 'overlabor'
adjective
- characterized by excessive work or effort; overly labored or strained
Examples
- She was overlaboring the point about punctuality in every meeting.
- The athlete risked injury by overlaboring during training without adequate rest.
- His overlaboring writing style made the simple story feel tedious.
- They accused him of overlaboring the obvious facts of the case.
- Overlaboring a joke ruins its humor.
- The team was overlaboring under the weight of unrealistic deadlines.