harangue
noun
a scolding or a long or intense verbal attack; diatribe.
harangued
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past participleof harangue.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof harangue.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
haranguenouna scolding or a long or intense verbal attack; diatribe.
Example Sentences
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"I am not opening the store unless you leave," a manager shouted, as customers harangued her, with another member of staff telling AFP only two air conditioners had been delivered.
From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 2026
“All true patriots must wake to the cry of danger,” he harangued.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 18, 2026
Was Deen really an early victim of the fictitious celebrity boogeyman now known as “cancel culture,” or was she appropriately harangued?
From Salon ● Sep. 7, 2025
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.
From New York Times ● May 29, 2024
He harangued the others in a braying voice and punctuated his statements by poking them in the chest with a finger.
From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer
