harangue

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 -·rangued′, -·rangu′ing

to speak or address in a harangue

ha·rangu′er noun

Object

crowd: He harangued the crowd that the workers have got to " keep the Tories down, down, down " .
people: At this moment a little red flag is seen waving below, and a small figure is haranguing the people.
referee: City players immediately harangued the referee 's assistant, who was left in a heap.
audience: Scuffles and fights broke out as the actors defended themselves from attack, and Yeats, in a fury, harangued the audience.
driver: He once jumped from the family Range Rover to harangue another driver, only to end up punched to the ground.
assembly: They have endlessly repeated the same clip of Rod haranguing the Assembly.

Adjective modifier

fiery: Under the scathing criticism of the opposition the pent-up fury of the original speaker vented itself into a fiery harangue.

Modifying Another Word

not: However, I am feeling particularly magnanimous this morning, so I shall not harangue the Minister; he is a jolly fine chap.
often: Billy Duffy often harangues me about what I see in them, clearly falling into the latter.

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