harp at

verb

harped at; harping at; harps at
US, informal
: to tell (someone) constantly or repeatedly to do something
My mother was always harping at me to clean my room.

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“Harp at.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/harp%20at. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.

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