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
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
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Paul Bedard, The Washington Examiner, 12 Apr. 2025
Zegler’s comments on Snow White didn’t help, and neither did her engagement with trolls ranting about a Latina in the title role.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 31 Mar. 2025
Jessica Dulong, CNN Money, 11 Apr. 2025
Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, has transferred his unhinged X/Twitter rants to his latest interview with DJ Akademiks.
—Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 31 Mar. 2025
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Verb
That venue decision takes away the D.C. district court’s jurisdiction where Judge James E. Boasberg has been ranting about Trump.
—Paul Bedard, The Washington Examiner, 12 Apr. 2025
Zegler’s comments on Snow White didn’t help, and neither did her engagement with trolls ranting about a Latina in the title role.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 31 Mar. 2025
Noun
Writing the most unbridled, impolite, unreasonable, pathetic rant that gives voice to unseen, unheard parts of you opens a relief valve that transfers emotional pain onto the page.
—Jessica Dulong, CNN Money, 11 Apr. 2025
Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, has transferred his unhinged X/Twitter rants to his latest interview with DJ Akademiks.
—Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 31 Mar. 2025
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“Rant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rant. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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: loud and wild speech
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