Definition of Harangue

1. Noun. A loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion.

Exact synonyms: Rant, Ranting
Generic synonyms: Declamation
Specialized synonyms: Screed
Derivative terms: Rant, Rant

2. Verb. Deliver a harangue to; address forcefully.
Generic synonyms: Address, Speak
Derivative terms: Haranguer

Definition of Harangue

1. n. A speech addressed to a large public assembly; a popular oration; a loud address to a multitude; in a bad sense, a noisy or pompous speech; declamation; ranting.

2. v. i. To make an harangue; to declaim.

3. v. t. To address by an harangue.

Definition of Harangue

1. Noun. An impassioned, disputatious public speech. ¹

2. Noun. A tirade or rant, whether spoken or written. ¹

3. Verb. (transitive) To give a forceful and lengthy lecture or criticism to someone. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Harangue

1. to deliver a tirade to [v -RANGUED, -RANGUING, -RANGUES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Harangue

haquebuts
haqueton
haquetons
har
har monically
hara-kiri
haraam
haradaite
harakiri
haram
harambee
harambees
harams
haramzada
haramzadas
harangue (current term)
harangued
haranguer
haranguers
harangues
haranguing
haras

Literary usage of Harangue

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. La démocratie libérale by Thomas Hodgkin, Etienne Vacherot (1896)
"... earnest Work of the defence was interrupted iiy Wads. by the comedy of a harangue from a Gothic chief named ..."

2. A History of the United States Since the Civil War by Ellis Paxson Oberholtzer (1917)
"It was late at night before the prohibitory order was revoked and the transmission of the speech was resumed.3 In the course of the harangue the President ..."

3. Italy and Her Invaders by Thomas Hodgkin (1885)
"Each one was to attend to his own allotted portion of work and leave the care of the general defence to the commander-in-chief. harangue ..."

4. Works by Washington Irving (1895)
"... of Horses in the Night —Osage War Party—Effects of a Peace harangue— Buffalo—Wild Horse. RESUMING our march, we forded the North Fork, a rapid stream, ..."

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