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harping |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Harping \Harp"ing\, a. Pertaining to the harp; as harping symphonies. --Milton. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Harp \Harp\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Harped}p. pr & vb n. {Harping}.] [AS. hearpian See {Harp}, n.] 1. To play on the harp. I heard the voice of harpers, harping with their harps. --Rev. xiv. 2. 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. Harping on what I am Not what he knew I was --Shak. {To harp on one string}, to dwell upon one subject with disagreeable or wearisome persistence. [Collog.]
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