harangue
a scolding or a long or intense verbal attack; diatribe.
a long, passionate, and vehement speech, especially one delivered before a public gathering.
any long, pompous speech or writing of a tediously hortatory or didactic nature; sermonizing lecture or discourse.
to address in a harangue.
to deliver a harangue.
Origin of harangue
1synonym study For harangue
Other words from harangue
- un·ha·rangued, adjective
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How to use harangue in a sentence
I know that Mary and Lincoln were extremely close, even though she was always haranguing on him like women do.
Sally Field on Whether Mary Lincoln Was Bipolar, Oscars & More | Ramin Setoodeh | December 10, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTFrom the get-go, I started haranguing both the brothers to direct for the show.
The conservative four—led, interestingly, by a “relentless” Anthony Kennedy—kept haranguing him to switch back.
Obstinate Congressional GOP and Supreme Court Conservatives Reject Compromise | Michael Tomasky | July 3, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTVernon treats his students with nothing but disdain, verbally haranguing them every chance he gets.
Norman Mailer was trying to close down the club and haranguing Britton for drink after drink.
After haranguing the troops and prisoners, Napoleon was informed, about noon, that Wellington was still in position.
The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte | William Milligan SloaneAnd the candles being lighted, he examined my neck, haranguing the while in his vile English against the practice of duelling.
Richard Carvel, Complete | Winston ChurchillThey were listening to a speaker who, standing upright in the wagon-body, was haranguing them earnestly.
The Doomsman | Van Tassel SutphenOi found Nakier haranguing some of the men as was in the fok'sle; but he broke off when he see me.
My Danish Sweetheart, Volume 3 of 3 | William Clark RussellThe minister mentioned by name leading instigators of attacks in the Austrian and German press on Serbia as haranguing the crowd.
British Dictionary definitions for harangue
/ (həˈræŋ) /
to address (a person or crowd) in an angry, vehement, or forcefully persuasive way
a loud, forceful, or angry speech
Origin of harangue
1Derived forms of harangue
- haranguer, noun
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