harp on

See also: harpon

English

Verb

harp on (third-person singular simple present harps on, present participle harping on, simple past and past participle harped on)

(transitive) To nag about; to complain incessantly or persistently request; to continue to bring up as a point of contention.

Synonyms

belabour

Translations

to continue to bring up a point of contention

Armenian: զահլա տանել (hy) (zahla tanel), նադայել անել (nadayel anel), զզվցնել (zzvcʿnel)
Czech: please add this translation if you can
Danish: please add this translation if you can
Finnish: jankuttaa (fi)
French: rabâcher (fr), ressasser (fr), redire (fr), radoter (fr)
German: herunterleiern, abspulen (de), herbeten, herunterbeten (de), herunterschnurren (not everywhere known)
Greek: λέω τα ίδια και τα ίδια (léo ta ídia kai ta ídia)
Kazakh: please add this translation if you can
Latin: redīcere
Maori: kunanu
Portuguese: please add this translation if you can
Russian: талды́чить (ru) impf (taldýčitʹ), тверди́ть (ru) impf (tverdítʹ)
Swedish: mala om, tjata (sv)

Anagrams

-orphan, orphan

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