Synonyms for harps upon

Grammar : Verb

Spell : hahrp

Phonetic Transcription : hɑrp

Définition of harps upon

Origin : Old English hearpian; see harp (n.). Cognate with Middle Dutch, Dutch harpen, Middle High German harpfen, German harfen. Figurative sense of "talk overmuch" (about something) first recorded mid-15c., originally to harp upon one string. Related: Harped; harping.

As in harp on : verb repeat

Example sentences :

We may almost say that he harps upon the theme of “friendship and esteem.”
Extract from : « Swift » by Leslie Stephen

The brethren at Okkak likewise hung their harps upon the willows.
Extract from : « The Moravians in Labrador » by Anonymous

"There we hung our harps upon the willows," added Ruth, throwing her shawl on a branch overhead.
Extract from : « 'Our guy' » by Mrs. E. E. Boyd

When the muses can no longer decorate her altars with their garlands, then they hang their harps upon the willows and weep.
Extract from : « Masterpieces of Negro Eloquence » by Various

But I am ashamed to think I have given her room to believe it no marriage: that's what she harps upon!
Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 5 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson

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