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  • present participle of harp.
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harping

[hahr-ping] / ˈhɑr pɪŋ /


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"They are harping on about getting more disabled people in employment," she said.

From BBC Oct. 26, 2025

His harping on this point could come across as doctrinaire.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 14, 2025

Believe me, I’m completely aware that I sound like a Scrooge, a buzzkill harping and carping about innocuous movies that are meant to be little more than background noise while people scroll on their phones.

From Salon Dec. 21, 2024

Kavanaugh then pivoted, harping on “detransitioners”—people who transitioned, and then stopped identifying as transgender.

From Slate Dec. 4, 2024

She recalled the constant harping on education in the family.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith




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