Harping

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Harp \Harp\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Harped} (h[aum]rpt) p. pr. &
     vb. n. {Harping}.] [AS. hearpian. See {Harp}, n.]
     1. To play on the harp.
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              I heard the voice of harpers, harping with their


              harps.                                --Rev. xiv. 2.
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     2. To dwell on or recur to a subject tediously or
        monotonously in speaking or in writing; to refer to
        something repeatedly or continually; -- usually with on or
        upon. "Harpings upon old themes." --W. Irving.
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              Harping on what I am,
              Not what he knew I was.               --Shak.
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     {To harp on one string}, to dwell upon one subject with
        disagreeable or wearisome persistence. [Colloq.]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Harping \Harp"ing\ (h[aum]rp"[i^]ng), a.
     Pertaining to the harp; as, harping symphonies. --Milton.
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