American English pronunciation

How to pronounce harp

IPA transcription: ['hɑɹp]

Hear “harp” pronounced

['hɑɹp]

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['hɑɹp]

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['hɑɹp]

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Noun

  • 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

  • a pair of curved vertical supports for a lampshade

  • 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

  • come back to

    “Don't dwell on the past”

    “She is always harping on the same old things”

  • play the harp

    “She harped the Saint-Saens beautifully”