ranted; ranting; rants
: to utter in a bombastic declamatory fashion
ranter
noun
1
a
: a bombastic extravagant speech
b
: bombastic extravagant language
2
dialectal British
: a rousing good time
Examples of rant in a Sentence
Verb
“You can rant and rave all you want,” she said, “but it's not going to change things.”
He ranted that they were out to get him.
Noun
after complaining about the hotel's lousy service, the woman went off on another rant about the condition of her room
instead of addressing the current crisis, the mayor's speech was a lot of rant emphasizing his accomplishments
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Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 6 Aug. 2025
Funk Flex recently got blasted on the internet for ranting in response to the verdict about Cassie and her behavior over the last few years.
—Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 3 July 2025
Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2025
One grumbles when the driver rants about development’s ravages.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 10 Aug. 2025
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Verb
At another time, a perpetually anxious comedian who can’t keep from ranting about his paranoid worries about the end of the world probably would not feel like such a helpful guide to life.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 6 Aug. 2025
Funk Flex recently got blasted on the internet for ranting in response to the verdict about Cassie and her behavior over the last few years.
—Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 3 July 2025
Noun
This young woman blasted us for this oversight in an extended rant on social media.
—Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2025
One grumbles when the driver rants about development’s ravages.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 10 Aug. 2025
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“Rant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rant. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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: loud and wild speech
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