Harangue definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

A harangue is a long, forceful speech that someone makes to try and persuade other people to accept their opinions. Synonyms: rant, address, speech, lecture ... EnglishDictionary Thesaurus WordLists Grammar EnglishEasyLearningGrammar GrammarPatterns EnglishUsage TeachingResources VideoGuides Conjugations Sentences Quiz Englishgrammar Englishcollocations Englishconfusables Englishidioms Englishusage Thematicwordlists English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Hindi Chinese Korean Japanese Definitionof 'harangue'    WordFrequency Share× Credits× harangue (həræŋ ) Wordforms:plural,3rdpersonsingularpresent tense,3rdpersonsingularpresent tenseharangues ,presentparticipleharanguing ,pasttense,pastparticipleharangued 1. verb Ifsomeoneharanguesyou,theytrytopersuadeyoutoaccepttheiropinionsorideasinaforcefulway. Anargumentensued,withvariousbandmembersjoininginandharanguingSimpsonand hisgirlfriendforovertwohours.[VERBnoun] [AlsoVERB]Synonyms:rantat,address,lecture,exhort MoreSynonymsofharangue 2. countablenoun[usuallywithsupplement] Aharangueisalong,forcefulspeechthatsomeonemakestotryandpersuadeotherpeopleto accepttheiropinions. Synonyms:rant,address,speech,lecture MoreSynonymsofharangue COBUILDAdvancedEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Youmayalsolike EnglishQuizConfusables Synonymsof'harangue' LanguageLover'sBlog FrenchTranslationof'harangue' Translateyourtext PronunciationPlaylists Wordoftheday:'rorqual' NEWfromCollins! EnglishGrammar CollinsApps WordFrequency harangueinBritishEnglish (həˈræŋ ) verb1. toaddress(apersonorcrowd)inanangry,vehement,orforcefullypersuasiveway noun2. aloud,forceful,orangryspeech CollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Derivedformsharanguer(haˈranguer)noun WordoriginC15:fromOldFrench,fromOldItalianaringapublicspeech,probablyofGermanicorigin;relatedtoMedievalLatinharenga;seeharry,ring1 WordFrequency harangueinAmericanEnglish (həˈræŋ ) noun1.  along,blustering,noisy,orscoldingspeech;tirade verbintransitive,verbtransitiveWordforms:haˈranguedorhaˈranguing2.  tospeakoraddressinaharangue Webster’sNewWorldCollegeDictionary,4thEdition.Copyright©2010by HoughtonMifflinHarcourt.Allrightsreserved. Derivedformsharanguer(haˈranguer) noun WordoriginME(Scot)arang