haranguing

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

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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

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Recent Examples of haranguing During testimony this week, Warsh sought to emphasize his independence from the White House, which was called into question after months of Trump haranguing Powell over interest rates. Justin Papp, CNBC, 16 July 2026 Benatia got a three-month suspension for haranguing a fourth official. Tom Williams, New York Times, 17 May 2026 While American pundits wrote haranguing op-eds warning that the breaking of diplomatic precedent would prompt China to escalate war, ordinary people in Taiwan celebrated. Michelle Kuo, The Dial, 14 Apr. 2026 After haranguing the receptionist, he was eventually granted a 15-minute audience with Fujita, who advised his teenage devotee to focus on future technologies like computers. Charlie Campbell, Time, 24 Feb. 2026 That entanglement allowed Biden to traverse the country haranguing business on equity, climate, daycare, union labor, and other whole-of-government crusades—while taunting Republicans who relented for the sake of home-district dollars. Clyde Wayne Crews Jr, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025 Tuesday’s report is likely to be viewed favorably by the president, who has spent the past months haranguing Fed Chair Jerome Powell to lower interest rates. Rob Wile, NBC news, 12 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for haranguing
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  • Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon criticized Spain for lecturing Israel on security while struggling to control its own border.
    Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 31 July 2026
  • Fauci stepped down from his NIAID post at the end of 2022 and segued to a lecturing job at Georgetown.
    Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 27 July 2026
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  • The family grieved quietly, rarely speaking to one another about what happened, Phan said.
    Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Supporters argue the bar is an irreplaceable cultural institution and a safe place for Spanish-speaking gay Latinos, transgender Latinas and working-class immigrants.
    Isaac Vargas, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2026
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  • The boy wasn’t talking, unlike other toddlers his age who are typically using simple words and phrases.
    Jackie Mader, Washington Post, 8 Aug. 2026
  • But Democratic primary voters aren’t talking to GOP strategists.
    David Weigel, semafor.com, 7 Aug. 2026
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  • From the whitewashing controversy to the toxic love to the daring costumes, the discourse is going to be discoursing.
    Kathleen Newman-Bremang, Refinery29, 13 Feb. 2026
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  • And the conversations between Anna and Molly, Ella and Julia (Ella’s friend and a counterpart of Molly), as well as the stammering and declaiming when Anna talks to herself, are almost always about men.
    Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
  • More often, though, Tallent demonstrates his characters’ precarity rather than declaiming about it.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2026
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  • Trump, ranting for minutes on end about Balogun’s red card on the morning of the match, became the voice of it.
    Adam Crafton, New York Times, 20 July 2026
  • Out-of-work electrician Bart Ross, who had a long history of ranting against judges and lawyers, shot himself two days later during a traffic stop outside Milwaukee.
    Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2026
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  • In addition to being a member of the NYPD, De Paula was a pastor who dedicated part of her life to preaching and serving her community, the outlet reported.
    Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 3 Aug. 2026
  • This guy was preaching yesterday about what God is doing for him.
    The Atlantic, The Atlantic, 2 Aug. 2026

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