American English pronunciation
How to pronounce harp
IPA transcription: ['hɑɹp]
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['hɑɹp]
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Noun
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a chordophone that has a triangular frame consisting of a sounding board and a pillar and a curved neck; the strings stretched between the neck and the soundbox are plucked with the fingers
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a pair of curved vertical supports for a lampshade
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a small rectangular free-reed instrument having a row of free reeds set back in air holes and played by blowing into the desired hole
Verb
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come back to
“Don't dwell on the past”
“She is always harping on the same old things”
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play the harp
“She harped the Saint-Saens beautifully”
Usage examples
- She utters a little sharp scream.
- Harpswell is part of the Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine Metropolitan Statistical Area.
- We sharpened our wits at university so we could handle this crisis.
- A large piece suddenly came off and fell with a loud and sharp noise.
- The computed shape model for this asteroid is described as "asymmetric with sharp edges".
- The Sharper Image was the brainchild of Richard Thalheimer.
- Forms going up — carpenters coming down — lamps, glasses, harps.
- Edges were often sharpened by further retouching.
- Only Brendan Bradley has scored more goals than McHugh for Finn Harps.
- The roof should be tilted at a sharp slant.