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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Brecht’s furiously unsentimental farces got him harangued — first by the Nazis, then by the House Un-American Activities Committee.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026
He harangued the conservative navy into accepting a drive toward French Indochina and the Dutch oil fields.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 6, 2026
That was not the case in the stands as a significant part of the crowd harangued their own team, in response to a wild week at the club.
From Barron's ● Jan. 17, 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
He talked up Everest every time he saw me and repeatedly harangued Brad Wetzler, an editor at Outside, about the idea.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
