1. delivering a lengthy, aggressive speech criticizing or lecturing someone
Usage: present participle of harangue

Examples

• The coach was haranguing the players about their poor performance.
• She spent an hour haranguing her employees about punctuality.
• The politician kept haranguing the crowd with his complaints.
• Stop haranguing me about my homework—I’ll do it later.
• The angry customer was haranguing the store manager.
• He was haranguing his neighbors about the noise levels.