harangues 1 of 2

plural of harangue

harangues

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of harangue
1
as in lectures
to give a formal often extended talk on a subject the eminent professor harangued for three hours on his favorite subject, the clash of East and West

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2
as in discourses
to talk as if giving an important and formal speech a talk-show guest using the interviewer's questions as an opportunity to harangue on a variety of pet peeves

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Noun
  • Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher went on one of his bad-boy tirades during a performance at the 1996 show by swearing, wandering the stage and making lewd gestures during his brother Noel's guitar solo.
    Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Earlier this month, he was sued by a former Yeezy staffer who claims Kanye subjected him to antisemitic tirades.
    Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 27 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Industry events are often staid affairs, full of long-winded speeches and by-the-numbers performances.
    Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Fogerty’s battles in and out of court over the years to try to regain control of his music were a frequent topic of the speeches during the event, not least of all his own.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Yeanoplos lectures throughout the United States on the topics of valuation, applied finance and financial analysis, has been a faculty member for the AICPA’s National Business Valuation School for close to 25 years and is currently on the faculty of the ABA Family Law Trial Advocacy Institute.
    BySteel Rose, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
  • Jon Michaels, a professor of law at UCLA who lectures about national security, said that the documents found in the printer of the Alaskan hotel reveal a lapse in professional judgement in preparation for a high-stakes meeting.
    Chiara Eisner, NPR, 16 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Charles Coughlin, an antisemitic Catholic priest who once led the Shrine of the Little Flower in Royal Oak and broadcast diatribes against Jews on a radio show.
    Niraj Warikoo, Freep.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) speaks at the opening of the IAA Mobility international motor show.
    Sam Meredith, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Davis said that the center has been around for 50 years speaks to its effectiveness in helping people achieve their goals.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Democrats like Bell continue to defend Israel from progressive attacks.
    David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Terrorists expanded their use of the internet for a wide range of activities, including planning attacks, radicalization and recruitment, propaganda dissemination, and fundraising.
    Richard Frankel, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Avrich talks to Deadline in regards to how this went down.
    Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 6 Sep. 2025
  • First up this week, Joelle Renstrom talks with Drew about being a teacher in 2025 and her recent essay for the site about Cliffs Notes.
    The Lit Hub Podcast, Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • He's gone on numerous rants about the 26-year-old, most recently calling him childish for his actions in Dallas' preseason finale.
    Kevin McCormick, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Newsom has also been relishing the role of egging on conservative politicians, commentators and celebrities by mimicking the president's all-caps social media rants.
    Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2025
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“Harangues.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/harangues. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.

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