Meanings
verbharp on (third-person singular simple present harps on, present participle harping on, simple past and past participle harped on)
present singular third person harps on · participle present harping on · participle past harped on · past harped on
- transitiveTo nag about; to complain incessantly or persistently request; to continue to bring up as a point of contention.
Synonyms: belabour
Synonyms & antonyms
verbTo nag about; to complain incessantly or persistently request; to continue to bring up as a point of contention.
Similar
Translations
Finnish jankuttaa
- jankuttaato continue to bring up a point of contention
French rabâcher, ressasser
- rabâcherto continue to bring up a point of contention
- ressasserto continue to bring up a point of contention
- redireto continue to bring up a point of contention
- radoterto continue to bring up a point of contention
German herunterleiern, abspulen
- herunterleiernto continue to bring up a point of contention
- abspulento continue to bring up a point of contention
- herbetento continue to bring up a point of contention
- herunterbetento continue to bring up a point of contention
- herunterschnurrento continue to bring up a point of contention
Greek λέω τα ίδια και τα ίδια
- λέω τα ίδια και τα ίδια (léo ta ídia kai ta ídia)to continue to bring up a point of contention
Latin redīcere
- redīcereto continue to bring up a point of contention
Māori kunanu
- kunanuto continue to bring up a point of contention
Russian талды́чить, тверди́ть
- талды́чить (taldýčitʹ)to continue to bring up a point of contention
- тверди́ть (tverdítʹ)to continue to bring up a point of contention
Swedish mala om, tjata
- mala omto continue to bring up a point of contention
- tjatato continue to bring up a point of contention
Welsh canu cywydd y gwcw
- canu cywydd y gwcwto continue to bring up a point of contention
Cite this entry
APA
harp on. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/harp%20on
MLA
“harp on.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/harp%20on. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “harp on,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/harp%20on.
Source: harp on on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.