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How to pronounce harangue in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms rant, ranting
Type of declamation
Has types screed
Type Words
Type of address, speak
Derivation haranguer

Examples of harangue

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But instead of the harangue, why not set up the premise and come with the punch?
From the orlandosentinel.com
Another nefarious Cupertino ploy to harangue developers and take over the world?
From the techland.time.com
They had come to harangue Rubenstein, co-founder of the renowned Carlyle Group.
From the denverpost.com
The coastal metaphors are endless, but they don't harangue you with cleverness.
From the smh.com.au
For such tiresome harangue, tune in almost any AM radio frequency at any hour.
From the timesunion.com
He is uniquely licensed to harangue civil servants on the details of delivery.
From the economist.com
He would ring up ministers in the early hours of the morning to harangue them.
From the economist.com
But the sidewalk is public property, and he can legally harangue people from there.
From the freep.com
A minute earlier a misplaced pass had led Berbatov to harangue his team-mate.
From the guardian.co.uk
More examples
  • Deliver a harangue to; address forcefully
  • A loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion
  • A monologue (or monolog) The character may be speaking his or her thoughts aloud, directly addressing another character, or speaking to the audience, especially the former. Monologues are common across the range of dramatic media (plays, films, animation, etc.). ...
  • An impassioned, disputatious public speech; A tirade or rant, whether spoken or written; To give a forceful and lengthy lecture or criticism to someone
  • (Harangues) (n.) a scolding or a long or intense verbal attack: "But it did no good, all this fault laying, all these harangues of accusations bouncing in her head" (84).
  • (haranguing) delivering a long, blustering scolding.
  • N. [Fr. harangue; Sp. Port. arenga; It. aringa; Arm. harencg; from the root of ring, to sound, Sax. hringan.]
  • Solemn speech made before a high-ranking person or a crowd.
  • An exhortatory speech, usually delivered to a crowd to incite them to some action. The fire-and-brimstone sermon is a kind of harangue. ...