harangue
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noun \hə-ˈraŋ\Definition of HARANGUE
1
: a speech addressed to a public assembly
2
: a ranting speech or writing
3
: lecture
See Examples of HARANGUE
- He delivered a long harangue about the evils of popular culture.
- <launched into a long harangue about poor customer service without realizing that I wasn't even an employee!>
Origin of HARANGUE
Middle French arenge, from Old Italian aringa, from aringare to speak in public, from aringo public assembly, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German hring ring
First Known Use: circa 1533
Rhymes with HARANGUE
2harangue
verbha·ranguedha·rangu·ing
Definition of HARANGUE
intransitive verb
: to make a harangue : declaim
transitive verb
: to address in a harangue <haranguing me … on the folly of my ways — Jay Jacobs>
— ha·rangu·er noun
Examples of HARANGUE
- He harangued us for hours about the evils of popular culture.
- <the eminent professor harangued for three hours on his favorite subject, the clash of East and West>
First Known Use of HARANGUE
1640
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