Meaning & use
haranguing
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Lecturing or criticizing someone at length in a forceful, aggressive manner.
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The coach spent halftime haranguing the team about their sloppy defense.
He grew tired of his neighbor haranguing him about the fence every weekend.
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Implies a long, one-sided, and often angry speech directed at someone, rather than a calm conversation.
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