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harp - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'harp' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Harp [ n.]
- A musical instrument consisting of a triangular frame furnished with strings and sometimes with pedals, held upright, and played with the fingers.
- A constellation; Lyra, or the Lyre.
- A grain sieve.
- To play on the harp.
- 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.
2 . Harp [ v. t.]
- 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.

Meaning of 'harp' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . harp [ v]
Meaning (1):
- come back to
Example in sentence:
  • Don't dwell on the past;
  • She is always harping on the same old things
Meaning (2):
- play the harp
Example in sentence:
  • She harped the Saint-Saens beautifully