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- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
harp \harp\, v. i. imp. p. p. harped haumrpt p. pr.
vb. n. harping. as. hearpian. see harp, n.
1. to play on the harp.
1913 webster
i heard the voice of harpers, harping with their
harps. --rev. xiv. 2.
1913 webster
2. to dwell on or recur to a subject tediously or
monotonously in speaking or in writing; to refer to
something repeatedly or continually; -- usually with on or
upon. "harpings upon old themes." --w. irving.
1913 webster
harping on what i am,
not what he knew i was. --shak.
1913 webster
to harp on one string, to dwell upon one subject with
disagreeable or wearisome persistence. colloq.
1913 webster
see also:
harped harping harp to harp on one string
- [2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
harping \harp"ing\ haumrp"i^ng, a.
pertaining to the harp; as, harping symphonies. --milton.
1913 webster
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