Why don’t you stop ranting and raving for a minute and listen?rantrant /rænt/ verb [intransitive, transitive] 
She was still ranting about the unfairness of it all. Why don’t you stop ranting and raving for a minute and listen?—rant noun [countable]: a 15-minute rant about the evils of modern society
WORD ORIGINrant
Origin:
1500-1600 Early Dutch rantenVERB TABLE
rant
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | rant |
| he, she, it | rants | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | ranted |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have ranted |
| he, she, it | has ranted | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had ranted |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will rant |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have ranted |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am ranting |
| he, she, it | is ranting | |
| you, we, they | are ranting | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was ranting |
| you, we, they | were ranting | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been ranting |
| he, she, it | has been ranting | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been ranting |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be ranting |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been ranting |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Thompson was ranting about American youth again.
- All that is left for a man with only an ageing cohort of supporters, is to rant.
- Coach Bill Oates does not rant and rave on the sideline.
- She ranted and raved for hours.
- She did not rant or rave or otherwise make a spectacle of herself.
- The actor is ranting, flinging spittle.
- The night staff finally congregated outside my room trying endless combinations of key card whilst I ranted and raved.
- When Buck and Ratso go to another greasy spoon, a crazy is ranting in the background.
- Wilson let him rant and clutched Pilade to her.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY Why don’t you stop ranting and raving for a minute and listen?COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES He was still ranting and raving the next morning.
to talk or complain in a loud excited and rather confused way because you feel strongly about somethingrant about Why don’t you stop ranting and raving for a minute and listen? He was still ranting and raving the next morning. She was still ranting about the unfairness of it all. Why don’t you stop ranting and raving for a minute and listen?—rant noun [countable]: a 15-minute rant about the evils of modern society