| Definitions | noun
- An impassioned, disputatious public speech.
- A tirade or rant, whether spoken or written.
- She gave her son a about the dangers of playing in the street.
Translations: - Spanish: sermón
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verb (harangu, es)
- (transitive) To give a forceful and lengthy lecture or criticism to someone.
- The angry motorist leapt from his car to the other driver.
- The priest took thirty minutes to deliver his on timeliness, making the entire service run late.
Translations: Etymology: Middle English arang and French harangue, from Old Italian aringa (modern Italian arringa) from aringare "speak in public" (modern Italian arringare), from aringo "public assembly", from a Germanic source such as Old High German hring "ring".
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