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

Nearby Words:

har monically hara-kiri harangue harangued harangueful haranguer haranguing harass harassed harasser

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