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haranguing Definition


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harangue
noun
    1. A loud forceful speech either to attack people or to try to persuade them to do something.
      Thesaurus: tirade, diatribe, lecture, peroration, sermon, declamation, exhortation, oration, philippic, spiel.
verb
    harangued, haranguing
    1. To address such a speech to someone or to a crowd of people.
      Thesaurus: lecture, preach to, rant at, sermonize, exhort.
Etymology: 15c: from Italian aringa public speech.



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