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harangue definition

ha·rangue (hə raŋ′)

noun

a long, blustering, noisy, or scolding speech; tirade

Etymology: ME (Scot) arang < OFr arenge < OIt aringa < aringo, site for horse races and public assemblies < Goth *hrings, circle: see ring

intransitive verb, transitive verb harangued -·rangued′, haranguing -·rangu′ing

to speak or address in a harangue

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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