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rant R0042100 (rănt)v. rant·ed, rant·ing, rants v.intr.1. To speak or write in an angry or emotionally charged manner; rave.2. To express at length a complaint or negative opinion: "He could rant on the subject of physician-assisted illness" (Paul Theroux).v.tr. To utter or express by ranting: "Adams's fellow Federalists ranted that he was mentally unfit to be president" (Susan Dunn).n.1. Angry, emotionally charged, or tediously negative speech or writing: a speech that was more rant than reason.2. An example of such speech or writing: a rant against the university's policies.3. Chiefly British Wild or uproarious merriment.
[Probably from obsolete Dutch ranten.]
rant′er n.rant (rænt) vb1. to utter (something) in loud, violent, or bombastic tones2. (intr) chiefly Scot to make merry; frolicn3. loud, declamatory, or extravagant speech; bombast4. chiefly Scot a wild revel5. Scot an energetic dance or its tune[C16: from Dutch ranten to rave; related to German ranzen to gambol] ˈranter n ˈranting adj, n ˈrantingly advrant (rænt)
v.i. 1. to speak or declaim extravagantly or violently; talk wildly; rave. v.t. 2. to utter or declaim in a ranting manner. n. 3. extravagant or vehement declamation. 4. a ranting speech or other utterance. [1590–1600; < Dutch ranten (obsolete) to talk foolishly] rant′er, n. rant′ing•ly, adv. Rant fanatics collectively.rant
Past participle: ranted
Gerund: ranting
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| I rant | | you rant | | he/she/it rants | | we rant | | you rant | | they rant |
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| I ranted | | you ranted | | he/she/it ranted | | we ranted | | you ranted | | they ranted |
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| I am ranting | | you are ranting | | he/she/it is ranting | | we are ranting | | you are ranting | | they are ranting |
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| I have ranted | | you have ranted | | he/she/it has ranted | | we have ranted | | you have ranted | | they have ranted |
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| I was ranting | | you were ranting | | he/she/it was ranting | | we were ranting | | you were ranting | | they were ranting |
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| I had ranted | | you had ranted | | he/she/it had ranted | | we had ranted | | you had ranted | | they had ranted |
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| I will rant | | you will rant | | he/she/it will rant | | we will rant | | you will rant | | they will rant |
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| I will have ranted | | you will have ranted | | he/she/it will have ranted | | we will have ranted | | you will have ranted | | they will have ranted |
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| I will be ranting | | you will be ranting | | he/she/it will be ranting | | we will be ranting | | you will be ranting | | they will be ranting |
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| I have been ranting | | you have been ranting | | he/she/it has been ranting | | we have been ranting | | you have been ranting | | they have been ranting |
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| I will have been ranting | | you will have been ranting | | he/she/it will have been ranting | | we will have been ranting | | you will have been ranting | | they will have been ranting |
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| I had been ranting | | you had been ranting | | he/she/it had been ranting | | we had been ranting | | you had been ranting | | they had been ranting |
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| I would rant | | you would rant | | he/she/it would rant | | we would rant | | you would rant | | they would rant |
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| I would have ranted | | you would have ranted | | he/she/it would have ranted | | we would have ranted | | you would have ranted | | they would have ranted |
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  rant - a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotionharangue, rantingdeclamation - vehement oratoryscreed - a long monotonous harangue | | 2. |  rant - pompous or pretentious talk or writingblah, bombast, claptrap, fustiangrandiloquence, grandiosity, magniloquence, ornateness, rhetoric - high-flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation; "the grandiosity of his prose"; "an excessive ornateness of language" | | Verb | 1. | rant - talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory mannerjabber, mouth off, rabbit on, rave, spoutmouth, speak, talk, verbalise, verbalize, utter - express in speech; "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This depressed patient does not verbalize" |
rantverb1. shout, roar, yell, rave, bellow, cry, spout (informal), bluster, declaim, vociferate I don't rant and rave or throw tea cups.noun1. tirade, rhetoric, bluster, diatribe, harangue, bombast, philippic, vociferation, fanfaronade (rare) As the boss began his rant, I stood up and went out.rantverbTo speak in a loud, pompous, or prolonged manner:declaim, harangue, mouth, perorate, rave.nounPretentious, pompous speech or writing:bombast, claptrap, fustian, grandiloquence, magniloquence, orotundity, turgidity.Translationsrant (rӕnt) verb to talk angrily. He's still ranting (and raving) about the damage to his car. 激動地說 咆哮
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rant about (something)To speak angrily, forcefully, and at great length about something. I hate going to my friend's house because his husband always rants about politics at me. I stopped paying attention as soon as he started ranting about being more fiscally responsible.See also: rantrant against (someone or something)To complain angrily, forcefully, and at great length about someone or something. You should spend less time ranting against your professor and spend more time studying the material. I stop paying attention whenever he starts ranting against the government.See also: rantrant and raveTo complain angrily, forcefully, and at great length (about someone or something). You should spend less time ranting and raving about how unfair your professor is and spend more time actually studying the material. He was quite upset when he came home, so I let him rant and rave for a little while until he calmed down.See also: and, rant, raverant at (someone or something)To express in writing or speech a prolonged series of violently angry and resentful complaints or criticisms at or to someone or something, especially when they are or are believed to be responsible. Sarah keeps ranting at me about the state of the apartment, but I told her that I always clean up after myself. I work in IT, so I've always got people from all over the company ranting at me about some technical issue or another. Ranting at the sky will do nothing to solve your problems.See also: rantrant against someone or somethingto rave and yell against someone or something. She spent most of the morning ranting against her mother-in-law. Leonard spent the entire morning ranting against the government.See also: rantrant and rave (about someone or something)to shout angrily and wildly about someone or something. Barbara rants and raves when her children don't obey her. Bob rants and raves about anything that displeases him.See also: and, rant, raverant (at someone) about someone or somethingto talk in a loud, violent way, about someone or something. Anne ranted about the bad service she had received at the store. On the bus, someone was ranting at me about the end of the world.See also: rantrant at someone or somethingto rave and yell at someone or something. Stop ranting at me! The boss would never rant at the office staff.See also: rantrant and raveTalk loudly and vehemently, especially in anger, as in There you go again, ranting and raving about the neighbor's car in your driveway. This idiom is a redundancy, since rant and rave mean just about the same thing, but probably survives on account of its alliterative appeal. See also: and, rant, raveˌrant and ˈrave (disapproving) show that you are angry by shouting or complaining loudly for a long time: He stood there for about twenty minutes ranting and raving about the colour of the new paint.See also: and, rant, raverant and rave, toTo speak wildly and angrily about some circumstance or issue. This expression was first recorded as rave and rant, or literally, “raived and ranted,” in James MacManus’s The Bend of the Road (1898). The turnaround came soon thereafter and the term always appears in this form today. David Leavitt used it in Family Dancing (1984), “It’s easy for you to just stand there and rant and rave.”See also: and, rantEncyclopediaSeeRantingMedicalSeeRANTESRANT
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Synonyms for rantverb shoutSynonyms- shout
- roar
- yell
- rave
- bellow
- cry
- spout
- bluster
- declaim
- vociferate
noun tiradeSynonyms- tirade
- rhetoric
- bluster
- diatribe
- harangue
- bombast
- philippic
- vociferation
- fanfaronade
Synonyms for rantverb to speak in a loud, pompous, or prolonged mannerSynonyms- declaim
- harangue
- mouth
- perorate
- rave
noun pretentious, pompous speech or writingSynonyms- bombast
- claptrap
- fustian
- grandiloquence
- magniloquence
- orotundity
- turgidity
Synonyms for rantnoun a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotionSynonymsRelated Wordsnoun pompous or pretentious talk or writingSynonyms- blah
- bombast
- claptrap
- fustian
Related Words- grandiloquence
- grandiosity
- magniloquence
- ornateness
- rhetoric
verb talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory mannerSynonyms- jabber
- mouth off
- rabbit on
- rave
- spout
Related Words- mouth
- speak
- talk
- verbalise
- verbalize
- utter
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