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Synonyms for harp upon


Grammar : Verb
Spell : hahrp
Phonetic Transcription : hɑrp



Définition of harp upon

Origin :
  • Old English hearpian; see harp (n.). Cognate with Middle Dutch, Dutch harpen, Middle High German harpfen, German harfen. Figurative sense of "talk overmuch" (about something) first recorded mid-15c., originally to harp upon one string. Related: Harped; harping.
  • As in harp on : verb repeat
Example sentences :
  • And why did he harp upon this name Gessner, Richard Gessner!
  • Extract from : « Aladdin of London » by Sir Max Pemberton
  • It seemed to quiver like the chords of a harp upon which a hand is laid.
  • Extract from : « Meg's Friend » by Alice Abigail Corkran
  • But Joe had got the idea of a present in his head and must harp upon it.
  • Extract from : « Great Expectations » by Charles Dickens
  • But Murphy continued to harp upon the subject of domestic preparedness.
  • Extract from : « The Lookout Man » by B. M. Bower
  • Threats of prayer, however, that harp upon their sincerity, are not very well worth having.
  • Extract from : « The Ordeal of Richard Feverel, Complete » by George Meredith
  • Look here, Miriam, we don't want to harp upon this affair; it's a beastly bad business, and the sooner we forget it the better.
  • Extract from : « The Woman's Way » by Charles Garvice
  • And when he had promised this he hung his harp upon his back and went away with the messengers to the king's palace.
  • Extract from : « The Story-teller » by Maud Lindsay
  • And he wrapped his old cloak about him, and hung his harp upon his back, and went out from the king's palace without another word.
  • Extract from : « The Story-teller » by Maud Lindsay
  • She was seated a little apart from the rest, one white arm hanging listlessly over the harp upon which she had just been playing.
  • Extract from : « The Argosy » by Various
  • She laid her harp upon the shrine, and to her surprise the strings began to quiver of their own accord!
  • Extract from : « The Ravens and the Angels » by Elizabeth Rundle Charles

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