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plural harps
1
: a plucked stringed instrument consisting of a resonator, an arched or angled neck that may be supported by a post, and strings of graded length that are strung between the soundboard and the neck
2
: something resembling a harp
harped; harping; harps
1
: to play on a harp
2
: to dwell on or recur to a subject tiresomely or monotonously
—usually used with on
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Verb
there were so many good things about the stage production that it seems churlish to harp on a couple of minor missteps
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Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 13 July 2025
Lissette Ryan, another music teacher, plays the harp, cittern, guitar, harpsichord, recorder, crumhorn and hurdy gurdy.
—Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 May 2025
Martina Di Licosa, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
The legacy media refused to credit his record for boosting the middle class, choosing instead to harp about Biden’s age and ignore Trump’s incoherent, increasingly violent rhetoric.
—Dp Opinion, The Denver Post, 15 Jan. 2025
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Noun
According to Greek and Roman legend, Lyra is a harp, or Lyre, given by the god Apollo to the famous poet and musician Orpheus.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 13 July 2025
Lissette Ryan, another music teacher, plays the harp, cittern, guitar, harpsichord, recorder, crumhorn and hurdy gurdy.
—Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 May 2025
Verb
Musk, the world’s richest person, has been harping about the fact that the bill dramatically increases the deficit, citing it on X as his core motivation for his plan to establish a new political party.
—Martina Di Licosa, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
The legacy media refused to credit his record for boosting the middle class, choosing instead to harp about Biden’s age and ignore Trump’s incoherent, increasingly violent rhetoric.
—Dp Opinion, The Denver Post, 15 Jan. 2025
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“Harp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/harp. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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