harangue: Meaning and Definition of

ha•rangue

1. a scolding or a long or intense verbal attack; diatribe.
2. a long, passionate, and vehement speech, esp. one delivered before a public gathering.
3. any long, pompous speech or writing of a tediously hortatory or didactic nature; sermonizing lecture or discourse.

1. to address in a harangue.

1. to deliver a harangue.