1. past tense of harangue; to deliver a long, forceful, and often angry speech to someone, typically to persuade or criticize
Usage: transitive verb; often implies the speaker is passionate, aggressive, or tedious

Examples

• The coach harangued the team about their poor performance in the second half.
• She harangued her employees for arriving late to the meeting.
• The politician harangued the crowd for over an hour about tax reform.
• He harangued his children about the importance of doing their homework.
• The angry customer harangued the store manager about the defective product.
• The principal harangued the students about school rules during assembly.