rant
/rant
/verb [no object]
Speak or shout at length in an angry, impassioned way: she was still ranting on about the unfairness of it all...
- Among other topics we discussed, she ranted about some of the things my stepdad does that drive her nuts.
- I ranted at length about this in an article published earlier this year in Bermuda's daily newspaper.
- I remember writing a letter to the editor, where I ranted about the state of literature in this country.
noun
A spell of ranting; a tirade: his rants against organized religion...
- He embarks on a rant about a late Evening Standard critic and fiddles with his lighter to calm down.
- As long as their rants were confined to forums and poorly organised rallies, no one really cared.
- As it's already been pointed out, this latest diatribe is even less logical than his previous rants.
Synonyms
tirade, harangue, diatribe, broadside, verbal onslaught
rare philippic
Phrases
rant and rave
Origin
Late 16th century (in the sense 'behave boisterously'): from Dutch ranten 'talk nonsense, rave'.