Definition of rant
: to utter in a bombastic declamatory fashion
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Examples of rant in a Sentence
“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.
Recent Examples of rant from the Web
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Barry Odom, Missouri After getting crushed by Auburn on Sept. 23, Odom ranted about a turnaround that has yet to materialize.
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Alabama was not seriously threatened at Texas A&M last Saturday, and Saban still felt it necessary to rant at the media.
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Here’s a thought on what Harvard could’ve done if Tucker Carlson ranted about a child murderer on campus: ignored him.
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Claire says Justin Massler -- who sometimes thinks he's Jesus Christ, Harry Potter or various superheroes – has bombarded her with ranting emails, texts and videos.
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That includes Ohio State football coach Urban Meyer, who ranted about it Thursday during his radio show on 97.1 The Fan in Columbus, Ohio.
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But ESPN Radio's Don La Greca started ranting about the Giants' offensive line and eventually started screaming about the...
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The woman apparently pointed a revolver at an employee, and started ranting about Cuba.
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Trump was belligerent and bombastic, threatening to start or exacerbate a number of conflicts, while ranting about refugees and free trade.
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Origin and Etymology of rant
obsolete Dutch ranten, randen
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First Known Use: 1601
in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1
See Words from the same yearDefinition of rant
1 a
: a bombastic extravagant speech
b
: bombastic extravagant language
2
dialectal British
: a rousing good time
Examples of rant in a Sentence
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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Popovich didn’t go full Nick Saban and use the bottle as a prop for a press-conference rant.
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Hazelwood became a lightning rod in the case when prosecutors played tapes, secretly recorded by an FBI informant, that included Hazelwood's racist rants against the city of Cleveland, the Browns and their fans.
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Two days after Whiteside vented about his lack of playing time in that March 30 rant, several Heat players spoke to him about that misstep in a pre-practice gathering in the presence of all players and coaches, Udonis Haslem revealed.
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Nehlen is a proud white nationalist, whose rants against Jews, Muslims, and any nonwhite Christian people in America would place him right at home with quite a few past and current members of the current White House.
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The president’s words and face are omnipresent, from the early morning Twitter rants to the late-night talk shows.
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Aghdam, who posted a mishmash of workout videos, rants against animal cruelty and vegan cooking tips on YouTube, detailed her frustrations in videos and posts on her website and social media accounts, which have since been deleted.
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The internet has long served as an estuary for rants — about sports, culture and especially politics.
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Jewish Labour MPs such as Luciana Berger have been subjected to anti-Semitic rants and intimidation from supporters of the hard left.
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First Known Use of rant
1649
rant Synonyms
Near Antonyms
encomium, eulogy, panegyric, rhapsody, tribute;
acclaim, acclamation, accolade, citation, homage, honor, praise;
approval, blessing, commendation, endorsement (also indorsement), sanction;
Related Words
assault, attack, broadside, invective, lambasting, lashing, tongue-lashing, vituperation;
berating, chewing out, rebuke, reprimand, reproach, reproof;
abuse, castigation, censure, condemnation, denunciation;
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Definition of rant for English Language Learners
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: to talk loudly and in a way that shows anger : to complain in a way that is unreasonable
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