haranguing

verb

Definition of haranguingnext
present participle of harangue
1
as in lecturing
to give a formal often extended talk on a subject the eminent professor harangued for three hours on his favorite subject, the clash of East and West

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2
as in speaking
to talk as if giving an important and formal speech a talk-show guest using the interviewer's questions as an opportunity to harangue on a variety of pet peeves

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  1. speaking
  2. talking
  3. ranting
  4. preaching
Verb
  • His script had been passed on all around town since 2016, with Baum saying it at one point involved 50 speaking parts, dozens of locations, and sprawled to 200 pages.
    Brian Welk, IndieWire, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Huppert was speaking onstage at the New York Film Festival with fest Artistic Director Dennis Lim, about A Traveler’s Needs.
    Dade Hayes, Deadline, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of speaking
Verb
  • But talking with local filmmakers and industry heads reveals a more sobering picture this year.
    Gregg Goldstein, Variety, 4 Oct. 2024
  • That's the tricky part about talking to a machine.
    Cheryl Ragland, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of talking
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  • But Oliver becomes increasingly agitated, ranting and pacing.
    Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2024
  • Sessions was a fringe figure, a colorful crank known for ranting ineffectually about the horrors of immigration and free trade, and Miller was merely the guy who sent his overheated press emails.
    Andrew Prokop, Vox, 26 Sep. 2024
Definition of ranting
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  • For the last year, Mark Cook has been preaching a kind of low-tech, election-doubting gospel in political battlegrounds across the country.
    Major Garrett, CBS News, 1 Oct. 2024
  • Numerous studies have shown hand counts to be less accurate, more costly and more time-consuming, but that hasn't stopped Cook from preaching it.
    Major Garrett, CBS News, 1 Oct. 2024
Definition of preaching
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