harangued

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I have been plagued, harangued, and fearful of my own objections on many grounds.

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  1. noun A long pompous speech, especially one delivered before a gathering.
  2. noun A speech or piece of writing characterized by strong feeling or expression; a tirade.
  3. transitive verb To deliver a harangue to.

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  • The dead things harangued, they flattered, they shamed, they jostled each other on the paper pages. —  FSF,January2007
  • Someone got up and harangued, while the remainder, in pairs, amused themselves with talking instead of listening, after which the news of the day became the common topic of conversation, and the council broke up, the court being first adjourned some three weeks, without coming to any determination. —  Life and Adventures of Baron Trenck
  • Stop Twittering and come and say hello to your wife - remember me? about 2 hours ago from web in reply to cllrkemp cllrkemp Back home and have been harangued twice already and had to go out for chips for tea! —  British Blogs
  • Afterwards, Michelle was so excited when we passed this monumental bullhorn on Place Rosa Luxemburg, that she stepped up and harangued the passing crowds for a good ten minutes or so. —  ...an endless banquet
  • A class of German teenagers is harangued by their rabidly nationalistic teacher into joining the army at the beginning of World War I. —  LewRockwell.com
 

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