HARANGUE

I. noun Etymology: Middle French arenge, from Old Italian aringa, from aringare to speak in public, from aringo public assembly, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German hring ring Date: circa 1533 a speech addressed to a public assembly, a ranting speech or writing, lecture , II. verb (~d; haranguing) Date: 1640 intransitive verb to make a ~ ; declaim , transitive verb to address in a ~ , ~r noun