harangues in English

noun

1

a lengthy and aggressive speech.

When he finished his lengthy harangue , everyone left, and Lohia wandered over to the nearest paanwallah to ask if Hanif was out yet.

synonyms: tirade, diatribe, lecture, polemic, rant, fulmination, broadside, attack, onslaught, criticism, condemnation, censure, admonition, sermon, declamation, speech, blast, philippic

verb

1

lecture (someone) at length in an aggressive and critical manner.

the kind of guy who harangued total strangers about PCB levels in whitefish

synonyms: rant at, hold forth to, lecture, shout at, berate, criticize, attack, sound off at, mouth off to

noun

• tirade, diatribe, lecture, polemic, rant, fulmination, broadside, attack, onslaught, criticism, condemnation, censure, admonition, sermon, declamation, speech, blast, philippic
• ranting, rant

verb

• rant at, hold forth to, lecture, shout at, berate, criticize, attack, sound off at, mouth off to

Use "harangues" in a sentence

1. Synonyms for Bloviates include declaims, speaks, lectures, orates, harangues, spiels, perorates, pronounces, sermonises and sermonizes

2. Synonyms for Berates include admonishes, castigates, rebukes, scolds, harangues, reprimands, reproaches, slates, upbraids and blasts

3. Look, I Made a Hat: Collected Lyrics (1981-2011) with Attendant Comments, Amplifications, Dogmas, Harangues, Digressions

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5. Lots of questions and then Anne Robinson, the Quiz Show Dominatrix, hurling insults, harangues, nasty remarks, Belittlings and all-around sourpuss malice at …