harangue
verb /həˈræŋ/
/həˈræŋ/
(disapproving)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they harangue | /həˈræŋ/ /həˈræŋ/ |
| he / she / it harangues | /həˈræŋz/ /həˈræŋz/ |
| past simple harangued | /həˈræŋd/ /həˈræŋd/ |
| past participle harangued | /həˈræŋd/ /həˈræŋd/ |
| -ing form haranguing | /həˈræŋɪŋ/ /həˈræŋɪŋ/ |
- harangue somebody to speak loudly and angrily in a way that criticizes somebody/something or tries to persuade people to do something
- He walked to the front of the stage and began to harangue the audience.
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French arenge, from medieval Latin harenga, perhaps of Germanic origin. The spelling was later altered to conform with French harangue (noun), haranguer (verb).