harp

[US]/hɑːp/
[UK]/hɑːrp/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a musical instrument consisting of a vertical frame with strings stretched across it, played by plucking or strumming
vi. to play the harp; to talk persistently and tediously

Phrases & Collocations

play the harp

harp music

harp strings

harp on

Example Sentences

harp on the same string

harp on one's troubles

somewhere within, a harp was playing.

estimates of the abundance of harp seals.

the harp had been newly strung.

he tuned the harp for me.

You're always harping on the samestring.

Don't keep harping on like that.

She continually harps on lack of money.

old codgers harping on about yesteryear.

guys who are constantly harping on about the war.

confidence will not be instilled by harping solely on the negative.

her harping on him spoke strongly of a crush.

David play on his harp, Hallel !

it was not horse-trading that fetched Harper to Belgium, but Sharpe.

during police interviews, Harper changed his story.

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A tale of two Moonlovers and their flight to sanctuary.Beautiful haunting instrumental music featuring France's Celtic harp plus Irish whistles, keyboards, guitar, kalimba, theremin and percussion.

Real-world Examples

Can Mayim Bialik really play the harp?

Source: Connection Magazine

You! How dare you take my harp!

Source: Bedtime stories for children

For You we pluck our harps, for You we sing.

Source: A Brief History of the World

He wanted more than ever to get the magic harp.

Source: American Elementary English 2

Steve Jobs has also harped on the importance of focus.

Source: Essential Reading List for Self-Improvement

Just… Just today, could you not harp on how awful Mom was to you?

Source: Modern Family - Season 10

I learned to play the harp for The Big Bang Theory.

Source: Connection Magazine

I did learn to play the harp rudimentarily.

Source: Connection Magazine

He could not forget the magic harp.

Source: American Elementary English 2

Could have played that on my harp.

Source: The Big Bang Theory Season 10

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