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harangue
[ huh-rang ]
noun
- 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.
verb (used with object)
- to address in a harangue.
verb (used without object)
- to deliver a harangue.
harangue
/ həˈræŋ /
verb
- to address (a person or crowd) in an angry, vehement, or forcefully persuasive way
noun
- a loud, forceful, or angry speech
Derived Forms
- haˈranguer, noun
Other Words From
- unha·rangued adjective
Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of harangue1
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Example Sentences
Duell’s co-stars shared their thoughts in the Instagram comments, simultaneously congratulating and haranguing him.
In Trump’s first term, he frequently harangued the Fed and the current chair, Jerome H. Powell, whom Trump had appointed, demanding lower interest rates.
Once “surfboard guy” finished haranguing Vance, I asked him about the more than $20,000 in unpaid debt he owed to his campaign manager.
The police arrive, and the locals harangue them for doing too little.
In July 2021, after Deputy Zachary Cotton reversed several overdoses using the opioid blocker Narcan, some deputies harangued him for saving the people who had overdosed.
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