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harangue

ha·rangue [ hə ráng ] (past and past participle ha·rangued, present participle ha·rangu·ing, 3rd person present singular ha·rangues)


transitive and intransitive verb 
Definition:
 
address somebody loudly and forcefully: to criticize or question somebody, or try to persuade somebody to do something in a forceful angry way

[15th century. Via French< medieval Latin harenga]

ha·rangue noun
ha·rangu·er noun
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