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tiradeti‧rade /taɪˈreɪd, tə- $ ˈtaɪreɪd, təˈreɪd/ noun [countable] tiradeOrigin: 1800-1900 French ‘shot, tirade’, from Old Italian tirata, from tirare ‘to shoot’ - Hahn is known for his tirades against immigrants.
- Alexander listened to my tirade and decided, instead, to be an adult and ignore the whole thing.
- At least answer the Brigadier's tirade against temporary officers.
- At the end of his tirade he seemed curiously tired, and emptied of invective.
- He then embarked on a long tirade about the tactics we should adopt for a forthcoming game with an Army side.
- His tirades were reinforced, according to a contemporary, by a commanding physical presence and manner.
- On one hand, he resented his courtroom tirades, which were often personal and designed to humiliate.
- This revolution is already happening, although it is often overlooked in the weekly tirades against the public schools.
- Though I was in no danger of accepting his premise, the effect of his tirade was impressive.
► launched into a tirade He launched into a tirade against the church. ► tirade of abuse a tirade of abuse a long angry speech criticizing someone or somethingtirade against He launched into a tirade against the church.tirade of a tirade of abuse |