harangue
[ huh-rang ]
/ həˈræŋ /
noun
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.
verb (used with object), ha·rangued, ha·rangu·ing.
to address in a harangue.
verb (used without object), ha·rangued, ha·rangu·ing.
to deliver a harangue.
Origin of harangue
1530–40; (noun) < Middle French
harangue < Italian
ar(r)inga speech, oration, noun derivative of
ar(r)ingare to speak in public, verbal derivative of
aringo public square < Gothic
*hriggs
ring1; (v.) < Middle French
haranguer < Italian
ar(r)ingare
OTHER WORDS FROM harangue
un·ha·rangued, adjectiveWords nearby harangue
Example sentences from the Web for harangue
British Dictionary definitions for harangue
harangue
/ (həˈræŋ) /
verb
to address (a person or crowd) in an angry, vehement, or forcefully persuasive way
noun
a loud, forceful, or angry speech
Derived forms of harangue
haranguer, nounWord Origin for harangue
C15: from Old French, from Old Italian
aringa public speech, probably of Germanic origin; related to Medieval Latin
harenga; see
harry,
ring
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