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
Synonyms
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
Recent Examples on the Web
Greg Evans, Deadline, 8 Aug. 2024
Meanwhile, his running mate, Silicon Valley dilettante Nicole Shanahan, spends her time ranting about raw milk.
—Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2024
Abby Gardner, Glamour, 3 Sep. 2024
For the most part, Kendall listened patiently to Kowalski’s rants.
—Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2024
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Verb
Alan Alda played the role in the 2005 Broadway revival.
Burr, a wildly popular stand-up comedian and star of stand-up TV specials, will play Dave Moss, the big-mouth, often ranting salesman played by James Tolkan in the original Broadway production and by Ed Harris in the movie.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 8 Aug. 2024
Meanwhile, his running mate, Silicon Valley dilettante Nicole Shanahan, spends her time ranting about raw milk.
—Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2024
Noun
On July 5, 2020, Rowling went on another social media rant after a Twitter user called her out for liking a tweet that compared hormone therapy to antidepressants.
—Abby Gardner, Glamour, 3 Sep. 2024
For the most part, Kendall listened patiently to Kowalski’s rants.
—Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2024
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“Rant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rant. Accessed 10 Sep. 2024.
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: loud and wild speech
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