I. həˈraŋ, -raiŋ noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English arang, from Middle French arenge, harengue, harangue, from Old Italian aringa, arenga public address, from aringare to make a speech, from aringo public square, probably from an (assumed) Germanic compound whose components are akin respectively to Gothic harjis host and to Old High German hring ring — more at harry , ring
1.
a. : a speech addressed to a public assembly : oration , declamation
listening to his capacious harangue and its immaculate delivery — Sir Winston Churchill
b. : a bombastic ranting speech or writing
found it a subject for rabble-rousing harangues — W.F.Jenkins
embark on emotional and frequently violent harangues — K.E.Read
the long, tiresome harangue so characteristic of … books on the subject — J.H.Donnelly
c. : a didactic, scolding, or hortatory talk or discussion : lecture
launch into a brilliant harangue on the habits of trout — Honor Tracy
gave me a harangue on the subject of my poor grades
2. : an animated discussion or conversation
neglected to call up in the evening for our nightly harangue — Vli Beigel
the morning harangues of husband-and-wife teams — M.G.Faught
II. verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: French haranguer, from Middle French, from harangue
intransitive verb
: to make a harangue : declaim
poets … and philosophers recited their works, and harangued for diversion — Tobias Smollett
transitive verb
: to address in a harangue
that lady was still haranguing the girl — F.M.Ford