Main Entry:

¹rant

Pronunciation:

\ˈrant\

Function:

verb

Etymology:

obsolete Dutch ranten, randen

Date:

1601

intransitive verb 1 : to talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner 2 : to scold vehemently transitive verb : to utter in a bombastic declamatory fashion

— rant·er noun

— rant·ing·ly \ˈran-tiŋ-lē\ adverb