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[ rant ] / rænt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR rant ON THESAURUS.COM
verb (used without object)to speak or declaim extravagantly or violently; talk in a wild or vehement way; rave: The demagogue ranted for hours. verb (used with object)to utter or declaim in a ranting manner. nounranting, extravagant, or violent declamation. a ranting utterance. Origin of rantFirst recorded in 1590–1600, rant is from the Dutch word ranten (obsolete) to talk foolishly SYNONYMS FOR rantSEE SYNONYMS FOR rant ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM rantranter, nounrant·ing·ly, adverboutrant, verb (used with object)un·rant·ing, adjectiveDictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for rantPerhaps we can ignore the ranting of the Kim regime, but Chinese nuclear threats are particularly worrisome. Putin Threatens Nuclear War Over Ukraine|Gordon G. Chang|August 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST Had Richard III been able to install a tape recorder in his palaces the ranting might well have been identical. Three Dicks: Cheney, Nixon, Richard III and the Art of Reputation Rehab|Clive Irving|July 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST When Bratton descended to the trains, a man was pacing the platform edge, ranting in Spanish. My Patrol With the NYPD’s Bill Bratton|Michael Daly|March 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST People tend to roll their eyes and give Nugent a pass because the ranting is seen as just part of his schtick. GOP’s Wango Tango With Ted Nugent|Michelle Cottle|February 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But Prince Bandar was not the only Saudi Prince who is ranting. Saudi Fears and Mysteries|Leslie H. Gelb|October 24, 2013|DAILY BEAST At the evening meal Windy McPherson had talked voluminously, ranting and shouting about the house. Windy McPherson's Son|Sherwood Anderson Another revulsion of feeling mastered her; she no longer thought of him as ranting; she felt his words too strongly for that. The Whirligig of Time|Wayland Wells Williams Teach him that the men of Ulverston are sensible fellows, and not to be led astray by a ranting Quaker!' A Book of Quaker Saints|Lucy Violet Hodgkin The very piper was delighted with the ranting chield, and ever, as his clap and hoogh! Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland|Various I got him away from the gang he was ranting to and had a little talk with him. Baseball Joe in the World Series|Lester Chadwick
British Dictionary definitions for rant
verbto utter (something) in loud, violent, or bombastic tones (intr) mainly Scot to make merry; frolic nounloud, declamatory, or extravagant speech; bombast mainly Scot a wild revel Scot an energetic dance or its tune Derived forms of rantranter, nounranting, adjective, nounrantingly, adverbWord Origin for rantC16: from Dutch ranten to rave; related to German ranzen to gambol Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to ranttirade, rhetoric, harangue, diatribe, oration, shout, bombast, philippic, rodomontade, fustian, vociferation, bluster, rhapsody, bellow, stump, fume, declaim, scold, storm, clamor |