harping
any of several horizontal members at the ends of a vessel for holding cant frames in position until the shell planking or plating is attached.
Origin of harping
1- Also har·pin [hahr-pin], /ˈhɑr pɪn/, harp·ins [hahr-pinz]. /ˈhɑr pɪnz/.
Other words from harping
- un·harp·ing, adjective
Words Nearby harping
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How to use harping in a sentence
“For three months he had been harping on that he had made a mistake and had lost his way,” she writes in May 2014.
Hell Hath No Fury Like Valerie Trierweiler, the French President’s Ex | Lizzie Crocker | November 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTharping about a Republican war on women while wages stagnate and growth sputters is trivial and desperate.
So are my Marlboros, which my wife has been harping on ever since I started up smoking again.
There is nothing to be gained by harping on about events in 2002, however disconcerting those events were.
Modi Crushes Gandhi in India’s Election Landslide | Tunku Varadarajan | May 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe sequester, tax increases, and the continual Republican harping on budget cuts have all caused damage to the labor market.
Stock Market Soars on Fed’s Bond-Buying Announcement | Daniel Gross | September 18, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
"Oh, so you are still harping on that string," said the younger sage sadly, for he thought his senior was following an idle dream.
Balsamo, The Magician | Alexander DumasAlso, his harping on Withers' possible guilt struck him as absurd when he considered the strength of the case against Perry.
The Winning Clue | James Hay, Jr.This was a danger, but I did not choose to make it worse by harping on it.
The Reckoning | Robert W. ChambersMiss Lucretia's harp; she never played on it now, and harping was out of fashion, so it would not be wanted for Amy.
The Quiver 3/1900 | AnonymousInstead of looking to a restoration to his throne, I found him always harping on the fear of French invasion.
Endymion | Benjamin Disraeli
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