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 vehementlytransitive verb : to utter in a bombastic declamatory fashion

— rant·er noun

— rant·ing·ly \ˈran-tiŋ-lē\ adverb