| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Verb | 1. To run.[Eve - graph theoretic] 2. Present participle conjugation of the verb harp.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Verb Base (harp) | 1. Come back to; "She is always harping on the same old things".[Wordnet]. 2. Play the harp; "She harped the Saint-Saens beautifully".[Wordnet]. 3. To play on, as a harp; to play (a tune) on the harp; to develop or give expression to by skill and art; to sound forth as from a harp; to hit upon.[Websters]. 4. To play on the harp.[Websters]. 5. 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.[Websters]. 6. Base verb from the following inflections: harping, harped, harps, harper, harpers, harpingly and harpedly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adjective | 1. Pertaining to the harp; as, harping symphonies.[Websters]. | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "HARPING" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1380. (references) |
Specialty Definition: HARPING
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | 1: [Verb] Playing on a harp; dwelling on continually.. | 2: [Noun] A continual dwelling on. Making infinite merriment by harpings upon old themes.. | 3: [Noun] plu. harpings. In ships, harpings are the fore-parts of the wales, which encompass the bow of the ship,and are fastened to the stem. Their use is to strengthen the ship, in the place where she sustains the greatest shock in plunging into the sea. Cat-harpings, are ropes which serve to brace in the shrouds of the lower masts, behind their respective yards.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. |
| Wiktionary | [Verb] Present participle of harp. (references) | ||
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Common Expressions: HARPING
| Expressions | Definition | ||
| Harping iron | A harpoon. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. | ||
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Specialty Expressions: HARPING
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| CAT HARPING FASHION | Slang in 1811 | CAT HARPING FASHION. Drinking cross-ways, and not, as usual, over the left thumb. SEA TERM. Source: 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue. | |
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Abbreviations & Acronyms: harp
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| Entry | Source | Expression | Field | |
| HARP | English | High-Grain Avalanche Rushing Amorphous Photoconductor | N/A | |
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