ranted; ranting; rants
Definition of rant
(Entry 1 of 2)
: to utter in a bombastic declamatory fashion
rant
nounDefinition of rant (Entry 2 of 2)
1a
: a bombastic extravagant speech
b
: bombastic extravagant language
2
dialectal British
: a rousing good time
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The first known use of rant was in 1601
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