- present participle of harp.
harping
Example Sentences
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Wiatt, apparently having cold feet, starts harping on culture.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
“You guys are really harping on this,” Redick responded.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2025
"We need reinforcements, but I don't want to keep harping on about it. I don't need to beg for players that we need."
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2025
Kavanaugh then pivoted, harping on “detransitioners”—people who transitioned, and then stopped identifying as transgender.
From Slate ● Dec. 4, 2024
We had all heard Miranda harping for months about how Naomi was greasing up the school.
From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez
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