Harangue

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  • noun. A long pompous speech, especially one delivered before a gathering.
  • noun. A speech or piece of writing characterized by strong feeling or expression; a tirade.
  • intransitive verb. To deliver a harangue to.
  • intransitive verb. To deliver a harangue.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To address in a harangue; make a speech to: as, the general harangued the troops.
  • To make a formal address or speech; deliver a harangue; declaim.
  • noun. A set oration; a public address; a formal, vehement, or passionate address; also, any formal or pompous speech; a declamation; a tirade.
  • noun. Synonyms Address, Oration, etc. See speech.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. 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.
  • transitive verb. To address by an harangue.
  • intransitive verb. To make an harangue; to declaim.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. An impassioned, disputatious public speech.
  • noun. A tirade or rant, whether spoken or written.
  • verb. To give a forceful and lengthy lecture or criticism to someone.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion
  • verb. deliver a harangue to; address forcefully
  • Word Usage
    "This was, perhaps, the first time an harangue from the baron had been thought too short; but the surprise of young Lynmere; at the view of his destined bride, made him wish he would speak on, merely to annul any necessity for speaking himself."
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