Can You Harangue Someone?

harangue | Intermediate English
to speak to someone or a group of people, often for a long time, in a forceful and sometimes angry way, esp. to persuade them or to express disapproval: He harangued the class for half an hour about not paying attention.

Is Harranging a word?

verb (used with object), ha·rangued, ha·rangu·ing. ... verb (used without object), ha·rangued, ha·rangu·ing. to deliver a harangue.

Where does the word harangue come from?

The word harangue developed its modern spelling around 1530, when the word was recorded as harangue in French. The word, meaning a strong, nasty rant, appears to have evolved from the Old Italian word aringa, probably from the word for a public square or place for public speaking.

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