Sound Effect ♬♬♬♬♬♬a musical instrument consisting of a row of strings stretched over a large upright frame. Someone who plays a harp is called a harpist.
Synonyms and related words
Musical instruments
accordion
air guitar
baby grand
harp
noun countable
US /hɑrp/
Other entries for this word
harpverb
Jew’s harpnoun
Word Forms
singular
harp
plural
harps
DEFINITIONS1
1
Sound Effect ♬♬♬♬♬♬a musical instrument consisting of a row of strings stretched over a large upright frame. Someone who plays a harp is called a harpist.
Synonyms and related words
Musical instruments
accordion
air guitar
baby grand
harp
verb
UK /hɑː(r)p/
Other entries for this word
harpnoun
Jew’s harpnoun
Word Forms
present tense
I/you/we/they
harp
he/she/it
harps
present participle
harping
past tense
harped
past participle
harped
phrasal verb
harp on
intransitive/transitive
Word Forms
present tense
I/you/we/they
harp on
he/she/it
harps on
present participle
harping on
past tense
harped on
past participle
harped on
informal
1
(harp on (about) something) to keep talking or complaining about something in a way that makes people bored or annoyed
Stopharping on about how ill you feel.
Synonyms and related words
To complain
complain
mutter
lodge
harp
verb
US /hɑrp/
Other entries for this word
harpnoun
Jew’s harpnoun
Word Forms
present tense
I/you/we/they
harp
he/she/it
harps
present participle
harping
past tense
harped
past participle
harped
phrasal verb
harp on
intransitive/transitive
Word Forms
present tense
I/you/we/they
harp on
he/she/it
harps on
present participle
harping on
past tense
harped on
past participle
harped on
informal
1
(harp on (about) something) to keep talking or complaining about something in a way that makes people bored or annoyed