harangue
noun
a scolding or a long or intense verbal attack; diatribe.
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
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Thousands of candidates from six national parties are haranguing voters for 450 seats in the National Assembly.
From Time Magazine Archive
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