Harangue (verb)
Pronunciation: [hê-'ræng]
Definition: Verbal harassment, a tirade; a ranting uncontrolled preachment or piece of writing focused on a subject of interest only to the speaker or author.
Usage: Today's noun serves equally well as a verb; one can harangue one's neighbors about petty grievances or harangue one's children about whom they associate with (though, of course, one shouldn't). Don't forget the "ue" on the end of today's word—a remnant of its French heritage. Someone who harangues is a haranguer.
Suggested Usage: Harangues are a natural part of politics: "C-SPAN, the federal television network, brings the political harangues of both houses of Congress right into our living rooms." You do, more than occasionally, encounter them in other arenas, though, "After her long harangue about how he does nothing around the house, Ida Claire noticed through the window that her hubby had mown the lawn and weeded the flower beds while she napped."
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