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eech; declamation; ranting. Gray-headed men and grave, with warriors mixed, Assemble, and harangues are heard. Milton.

Full of harangue.

One who harangues, or is fond of haranguing; a declaimer. With them join'd all th' harangues of the throng, That thought to get preferment by the tongue. Dryden.

conferring the degree of doctor of divinity in some European universities. It begins by a harangue of the chancellor addressed to the young doctor, who then receives the cap, and presides at the disputation (also called the aulic).

ter. The same strength of expression, though more compressed, runs through his historical harangues. Melmoth.

An haranguer of the people; a preacher.

To speak rhetorically; to make a formal speech or oration; to harangue; specifically, to recite a speech, poem, etc., in public as a rhetorical exercise; to practice public speaking; as, the students declaim twice a week.

One who declaims; an haranguer.

A set or harangue; declamatory discourse.

A prolonged or exhaustive discussion; especially, an acrimonious or invective harangue; a strain of abusive or railing language; a philippic. The ephemeral diatribe of a faction. John Morley.

One who discourse; a narrator; a speaker; an haranguer. In his conversation he was the most clear discourser. Milward.

dent; passionate; burning with zeal; irrepressibly earnest; as, a flaming proclomation or harangue.

on; parade of wordas, a flourish of rhetoric or of wit. He lards with flourishes his long harangue. Dryden.

Of the nature of froth; light; empty; unsubstantial; as, a frothy speaker or harangue. Tillotson.

Hold on! Hold up! wait; stop; forbear. [Collog] -- To hold forth, to speak in public; to harangue; to preach. L'Estrange. -- To hold in, to restrain one's self; as, he wanted to laugh and could hardly hold in. -- To hold off, to keep at a distance. -- To hold on, to keep fast hold; to continue; to go on. "The trade…

One who speaks in public; an haranguer; a preacher. Addison.

aring the appearance of truth or credibility, and not likely to be believed. "Implausible harangues." Swift. -- Im*plau"si*ble*ness, n. -- Im*plau"si*bly, adv.

ng much time; as, a long-winded talker. -- Long"-wind"ed*ness, n. A tedious, long-winded harangue. South.

ares. It is a fault in a multitude of preachers, that they uttery neglect method in their harangues. I. Watts. A multitude of flowers As countless as the stars on high. Longfellow.

ersary, a celebration, or the like; -- distinguished from an argument in court, a popular harangue, a sermon, a lecture, etc.; as, Webster's oration at Bunker Hill. The lord archbishop . . . made a long oration. Bacon.