harangue

²harangue

verb

ha·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

1. He harangued us for hours about the evils of popular culture.
2. <the eminent professor harangued for three hours on his favorite subject, the clash of East and West>

First Known Use of HARANGUE

1640

Related to HARANGUE

Synonyms: declaim, descant, discourse, expatiate, talk, lecture, orate, speak

Related Words: recite, soliloquize; dissert, expound, pontificate, sermonize; mouth, spout; filibuster

see all synonyms and antonyms

[+]more[-]hide