harangue
noun
a scolding or a long or intense verbal attack; diatribe.
harangues
Example Sentences
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He harangues referees and reporters and doesn’t hold back when communicating with his players.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026
Stephen Adly Guirgis, a New York playwright who specializes in urban pressure-cooker dramas, has a gift for writing subway strap-hanger harangues.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 29, 2026
Prigozhin somewhat toned down his harangues against the military leadership after that, but remained defiant.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 27, 2023
It contains one sequence from a local TV programme where a young Johnson, sporting long hair, harangues a group of politicians for ruining the environment of his native Canvey Island.
From BBC ● Nov. 23, 2022
But it did no good, all this fault laying, all these harangues of accusations bouncing in her head.
From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini
