- present participle of harp.
harping
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"They are harping on about getting more disabled people in employment," she said.
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2025
Throughout the hearing, he kept harping on the word "anonymous," implying that the press made up the stories.
From Salon ● Jan. 15, 2025
Kavanaugh then pivoted, harping on “detransitioners”—people who transitioned, and then stopped identifying as transgender.
From Slate ● Dec. 4, 2024
But, he also painted a broader picture of why he is concerned about increased regulation, harping back to Amazon’s blocked acquisition of iRobot, the Boston-based maker of the autonomous vacuum cleaners Roomba.
From Seattle Times ● May 22, 2024
“Still harping on my daughter! He calls me a fishmonger? He knows me not Truly, he is mad.”
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
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