harangue
21harangue — /heuh rang /, n., v., harangued, haranguing. n. 1. a scolding or a long or intense verbal attack; diatribe. 2. a long, passionate, and vehement speech, esp. one delivered before a public gathering. 3. any long, pompous speech or writing of a… …
22harangue — 1. noun /həˈræŋ,həˈreɪŋ/ a) An impassioned, disputatious public speech. She gave her son a harangue about the dangers of playing in the street. b) A tirade or rant, whether spoken or written. The priest took thirty minutes to deliver his harangue …
23harangue — I. noun Etymology: Middle French arenge, from Old Italian aringa, from aringare to speak in public, from aringo public assembly, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German hring ring Date: circa 1533 1. a speech addressed to a public assembly 2 …
24harangue — n. to deliver, launch into a harangue * * * [hə ræŋ] launch into a harangue to deliver …
25harangue — ha|rangue [həˈræŋ] v [T] [Date: 1400 1500; : French; Origin: Old Italian aringa] to speak in a loud angry way, often for a long time, in order to criticize someone or to persuade them that you are right harangue sb about sth ▪ He stood on the… …
26harangue — [15] The original notion underlying harangue may have been of a large group of people crowded round, with the idea of ‘addressing’ them only developing later. The word comes via Old French harangue from medieval Latin harenga, and it has been… …
27harangue — , tirade Each is sometimes used when the other is intended. A tirade is always abusive and can be directed at one person or at several. A harangue, however, need not be vituperative, but may merely be prolonged and tedious. It does, however,… …
28harangue — ha•rangue [[t]həˈræŋ[/t]] n. v. rangued, rangu•ing 1) a scolding or a verbal attack; diatribe 2) a long, passionate, and vehement speech, esp. one delivered before a public gathering 3) any long, pompous speech or writing of a tediously hortatory …
29harangue — /həˈræŋ / (say huh rang) noun 1. a passionate, vehement speech; noisy and intemperate address. 2. any long, declamatory or pompous speech. –verb (harangued, haranguing) –verb (t) 3. to address in a harangue. –verb (i) 4. to deliver a harangue.… …
30harangue — [15] The original notion underlying harangue may have been of a large group of people crowded round, with the idea of ‘addressing’ them only developing later. The word comes via Old French harangue from medieval Latin harenga, and it has been… …
