Definition of 'harangue'
Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense, 3rd person singular present tense harangues
, present participle haranguing
, past tense, past participle harangued
1. verb
If someone harangues you, they try to persuade you to accept their opinions or ideas in a forceful way.
An argument ensued, with various band members joining in and haranguing Simpson and
his girlfriend for over two hours. [VERB noun]
[Also VERB] 2. countable noun [usually with supplement]
A harangue is a long, forceful speech that someone makes to try and persuade other people to
accept their opinions.
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harangue in British English
verb
1.
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Derived forms
haranguer (haˈranguer) noun
Word origin
C15: from Old French, from Old Italian aringa public speech, probably of Germanic origin; related to Medieval Latin harenga; see harry, ring1Word Frequency
harangue in American English
verb intransitive, verb transitiveWord forms: haˈrangued or haˈranguing
2.
to speak or address in a harangue
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Derived forms
haranguer (haˈranguer)
noun
Word origin
ME (Scot) arang < OFr arenge < OIt aringa < aringo, site for horse races and public assemblies < Goth *hrings, circle: see ring2Word Frequency
harangue in American English
(həˈræŋ) (verb -rangued, -ranguing)
noun
2.
transitive verb
4.
to address in a harangue
intransitive verb
5.
to deliver a harangue
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Word origin
[1530–40; (n.) ‹ MF harangue ‹ It ar(r)inga speech, oration, n. deriv. of ar(r)ingare to speak in public, v. deriv. of aringo public square ‹ Goth *hriggs ring1; (v.) ‹ MF haranguer ‹ It ar(r)ingare]Examples of 'harangue' in a sentence
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VERB /həˈræŋ/
If someone harangues you, they try to persuade you to accept their opinions or ideas in a forceful way.
An argument ensued, with various band members haranguing the man and his girlfriend for over two hours.
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