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harangue

[huh-rang]

noun

  1. a scolding or a long or intense verbal attack; diatribe.

  2. a long, passionate, and vehement speech, especially one delivered before a public gathering.

  3. any long, pompous speech or writing of a tediously hortatory or didactic nature; sermonizing lecture or discourse.



verb (used with object)

harangued, haranguing 
  1. to address in a harangue.

verb (used without object)

harangued, haranguing 
  1. to deliver a harangue.

harangue

/ ³óəˈ°ùæŋ /

verb

  1. to address (a person or crowd) in an angry, vehement, or forcefully persuasive way

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a loud, forceful, or angry speech

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms

  • unharangued adjective
  • ³ó²¹Ëˆ°ù²¹²Ô²µ³Ü±ð°ù noun
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of harangue1

First recorded in 1530–40; (noun) from Middle French harangue. from Italian ar(r)inga “speech, oration,†noun derivative of ar(r)ingare “to speak in public,†verbal derivative of aringo “public square,†from unattested Gothic hriggs “ring†(verb) from Middle French haranguer, from Italian ar(r)ingare; ring 1
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of harangue1

C15: from Old French, from Old Italian aringa public speech, probably of Germanic origin; related to Medieval Latin harenga; see harry , ring 1
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Dickinson plays a supporting part in “Urchin†as a feral bum who steals wallets and harangues shopkeepers, but what you really notice is his generous spirit.

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Long before becoming president again, Trump had harangued California, promising to withhold federal aid for wildfire relief.

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At the very start of Trump's speech, the Democrat had harangued the president, his mostly inaudible comments punctuated with repeated thrusts of his cane.

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"Shawn Carter's investigators have repeatedly harassed, threatened and harangued this poor woman for weeks, trying to intimidate her and make her recant her story," Mr Buzbee said.

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