harangue
a scolding or a long or intense verbal attack; diatribe.
a long, passionate, and vehement speech, especially one delivered before a public gathering.
any long, pompous speech or writing of a tediously hortatory or didactic nature; sermonizing lecture or discourse.
to address in a harangue.
to deliver a harangue.
Origin of harangue
1synonym study For harangue
Other words from harangue
- un·ha·rangued, adjective
Words Nearby harangue
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How to use harangue in a sentence
Just a few seconds on the receiving end of a harangue from such a fellow, whether at a surf break or the crag or the skin track, is enough to ruin an otherwise lovely day.
Watch him unleash a magnificent, expletive-ridden rant—and be grateful for the Internet, where this harangue will live forever.
He used to harangue any of the young men in Homs not participating in protests, recalled Moutlak.
A Syrian Rebel’s Firsthand Report on the Fighting and Bombing in Homs | Katie Paul | February 28, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTThe occasion was a gala dinner during which Pinter began to harangue some unfortunate guest for his political views.
I half-expected him to barnstorm out in riding boots and harangue us, Mussolini-style, underlit from a plinth.
The last thing an incoming administration needs is to stage a long diplomatic harangue about nothing, inside an echo chamber.
Il avoit sa belle robe soubs soy (car c'estoit en est), et se preparoit sa harangue funebre.
La harangue devoit finir en l'adieu et comploration commune de tous.
Voyez l'efficace du sacrement: le lendemain matin, il mande M. de Biancourt et moy, et de nouveau il recommence sa harangue.
There now is Sullivan, in a long harangue, following you in a determined opposition to our petition to the King.
The Eve of the Revolution | Carl BeckerIn defiance of all decency, he went to Westminster Hall, demanded a hearing, and pronounced a harangue against standing armies.
The History of England from the Accession of James II. | Thomas Babington Macaulay
British Dictionary definitions for harangue
/ (həˈræŋ) /
to address (a person or crowd) in an angry, vehement, or forcefully persuasive way
a loud, forceful, or angry speech
Origin of harangue
1Derived forms of harangue
- haranguer, noun
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