harangue 1 of 2

noun

hə-ˈraŋ How to pronounce harangue (audio)
Definition of haranguenext
1
as in diatribe
a long angry speech or scolding launched into a long harangue about poor customer service without realizing that I wasn't even an employee!

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2
as in speech
a usually formal discourse delivered to an audience the dictator's lengthy harangue before a captive audience

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harangue

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verb

1
as in to speak
to give a formal often extended talk on a subject the eminent professor harangued for three hours on his favorite subject, the clash of East and West

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as in to discourse
to talk as if giving an important and formal speech a talk-show guest using the interviewer's questions as an opportunity to harangue on a variety of pet peeves

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Recent Examples of harangue
Noun
At the center of the opinions and harangues, and often their target, is Asaf Sternheim, a writer and teacher at an unnamed elite university. — Marc Tracy, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2024 These cantankerous Brooklyn Jews made harangues seem like hugs. — Jason Zinoman, New York Times, 29 Feb. 2024
Verb
Without him, UConn is 4-3, nearly every game down to the wire, as teams are able to harangue leading scorer Alex Karaban, who was 1-for-14 against DePaul, making his mark with eight assists and six rebounds, playing all 40 minutes. — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 30 Jan. 2025 That’s because Kennedy has harangued and harassed this community for years, pushing baseless conspiracy theories, dangerous lies, and degrading rhetoric onto anyone who will listen. — S.e. Cupp, New York Daily News, 29 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for harangue
Recent Examples of Synonyms for harangue
  1. diatribe
  2. speech
  3. speak
  4. discourse
  5. attack
  6. lecture
  7. declaim
  8. tirade
Noun
  • But immigration, Trump’s signature issue during his campaign, was overshadowed at times during his speech on Friday by his bombastic diatribes condemning his political enemies.
    — Ashley Oliver, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 15 Mar. 2025
  • But Romero’s diatribe was penned back in July 2016, four months before Trump’s first election victory.
    — Andrew Cockburn, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
Definition of diatribe
Noun
  • For Henry, liberty in the context of his speech meant breaking free from the oppression of British control.
    — Cassandra Good, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Mar. 2025
  • As these systems become more regularly integrated into health care, social service and legal settings, hallucinations in automatic speech recognition could lead to inaccurate clinical or legal outcomes that harm patients, criminal defendants or families in need of social support.
    — Anna Choi, The Conversation, 21 Mar. 2025
Definition of speech
Verb
  • Meanwhile, Piper, Lachlan and their parents have made their way to the Buddhist community so that Timothy and Victoria can speak with the monk, Luang Por Teera (Suthichai Yoon).
    — Erik Kain, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
  • All of Anthony’s dialogue is spoken through the car.
    — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 23 Mar. 2025
Definition of speak
Verb
  • After premiering at the Cannes Film Festival in May and taking home the coveted Jury Prize and a joint Best Actress prize for its female ensemble (the three aforementioned performers plus Adriana Paz), discourse around Emilia Pérez lit up like a New Year’s Eve fireworks display.
    — Lucy Ford, TIME, 24 Jan. 2025
  • Their story is just one egregious example of the dark side of family vlogging, a popular genre of influencing that often sparks discourse over the exploitation of children, no matter how innocent the content seems on its face.
    — Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 16 Jan. 2025
Definition of discourse
Noun
  • Analysts said the attack and its focus on civilians could backfire.
    — arkansasonline.com, arkansasonline.com, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Although the direct hit damage from his Repulsor Blast is being decreased, the attack's spell field damage is being bolstered to make up for it.
    — Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
Definition of attack
Verb
  • Vance, who lectures U.S. allies about how to run their affairs, reminds us of every rich guy from suburban Pittsburgh who visits the Amalfi Coast in the summer, drives up the pedestrianized streets, and then complains that the pasta is too chewy and there’s no AC in his 15th-century villa.
    — Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2025
  • Obama himself had to lecture black men testily about the need to turn out for Harris, suggesting their reluctance was due to sexism, but Biden’s numbers with this demographic were worse.
    — W. James Antle III, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 14 Mar. 2025
Definition of lecture
Verb
  • Dugin could declaim on their work for hours, and did.
    — James Verini, The New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2025
  • Keeping performers’ voices in good condition for that long haul is the province of a tribe of vocal coaches in Hollywood and everywhere else people sing or declaim for their supper.
    — Jonathan Margolis, airmail.news, 21 Dec. 2024
Definition of declaim
Noun
  • What exactly was Gamergate? On August 16, 2014, a 24-year-old male programmer posted a more than 9,000-word tirade about the dissolution of his relationship with video game developer Zoë Quinn.
    — Harmeet Kaur, CNN, 23 Mar. 2025
  • Of course, 50 Cent had something to say after Ye included him in an online tirade.
    — Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 20 Mar. 2025
Definition of tirade

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