Synonyms of haranguing

haranguing

verb

present participle of harangue

1

as in lecturing

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lecturing
• speaking
• talking
• expatiating
• discoursing
• orating
• declaiming
• descanting
• holding forth
• taking the floor
• pontificating
• soliloquizing
• sermonizing
• reciting
• expounding
• mouthing
• spouting
• filibustering
• disserting

2

as in speaking

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• speaking
• discoursing
• declaiming
• talking
• orating
• ranting
• preaching
• lecturing
• perorating
• announcing
• mouthing (off)
• raving
• proclaiming
• bloviating
• advertising
• pronouncing
• sermonizing
• broadcasting
• declaring
• blowing
• speechifying