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harping

[ hahr-ping ]

noun

Shipbuilding.
  1. any of several horizontal members at the ends of a vessel for holding cant frames in position until the shell planking or plating is attached.


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Other Word Forms

  • ܲ·󲹰iԲ adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of harping1

1620–30; perhaps harp + -ing 1
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Will, who works for an environmental nonprofit, argues that humans won’t be able to recycle their way out of the crisis and that harping on personal responsibility only lets corporate perpetrators off the hook.

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The answer is that Republicans’ endless harping on patriotism has been a performative camouflage and effective inoculation against un-American acts.

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When Dolores finally learns Vera has bequeathed her the entire estate, instead of expressing wistful gratitude, she breaks into a rage: “B***h! That malicious, high-flown, harping b***h.”

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His harping on this point could come across as doctrinaire.

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You can lose your fan base who might be influenced by your work by harping on them too much.

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