figurative. intransitive. To speak in a lengthy or declamatory way, or without thought or reflection; to speechify; to prattle. Later also in to spo…

intransitive. To make an address or speech to an assembly; to deliver a harangue; to declaim.

To speak aloud in an impassioned oratorical manner, with appeals to the emotions rather than the reason of the audience; to harangue.

intransitive. To talk at length, esp. using inflated or empty rhetoric; to speechify or ‘sound off’.

To harangue, berate, or harass (a person) verbally. Also in weakened use: to tease or mock (a person). Cf. ball-breaker, n., ball-busting, adj. Cf…