rant

\ ˈrant

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ranted; ranting; rants

Definition of rant

(Entry 1 of 2)

intransitive verb

1 : to talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner

2 : to scold vehemently

transitive verb

: to utter in a bombastic declamatory fashion

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Definition 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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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: Verb Some days later, a protester with rifle armor and an ex-military background would rant at me at great length about Field Manual 3-24. — Sarah Jeong, The New Republic, "The Battle of Portland," 3 Sep. 2020 But even in the best of times, these platforms can be a hell-pit, where relatives rant about the latest political activity and anonymous trolls and bots turn every headline into a hill to die on. — Harry Guinness, Popular Science, "How to read the news without doom scrolling through social media," 20 Apr. 2020 But the commentary can veer cringe-worthy, as in a scene in which Hibbs’ character rants maniacally in Union Square while brandishing a bottle of whisky, kicking over patio furniture and yelling at extras playing pedestrians. — Gregory Thomas, SFChronicle.com, "Skier shreds SF’s hills in new film, ‘The Kook’," 1 Mar. 2020 In a series of text messages released by the House Intelligence Committee, Connecticut congressional candidate Robert F. Hyde ranted about then-Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch and appeared to be monitoring her movements in the capital Kiev. — Stephen Collinson, CNN, "If America treats its friends like this, it might not have them much longer," 16 Jan. 2020 Distraught with the de-coupling of the show's early faves (and Mike's wandering eye), fans of the series took to Twitter to rant about the 24-year-old's perceived disloyalty to Leanne. — Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com, "If You Think You Fancy Mike Boateng From Love Island, Just Wait Till You See His Brothers," 27 Jan. 2020 Two days later, James Carville, Bill Clinton’s former campaign guru, went on Morning Joe to rant about how a Sanders nomination would bring about the apocalypse. — Alex Shephard, The New Republic, "Bernie Sanders Has an MSNBC Problem," 12 Feb. 2020 The First Amendment is not just a permission slip to rant on a street corner. — Luke Wachob, National Review, "Elizabeth Warren’s Anti-Corruption Proposal Would Silence Dissent," 26 Sep. 2019 Recent Examples on the Web: Noun This time his rant is aimed at Ohio State and his frustrations with a team which could be the only undefeated team in the country eight days from now getting into the College Football Playoff. — Stephen Means, cleveland, "No Ohio State-Michigan on the worst weekend of Big Ten football ever: Buckeye Talk Podcast," 11 Dec. 2020 Using a silent meditation during a predictable rant can work. — Sara Pagones | Staff Writer, NOLA.com, "In politically divisive era, families prepare for dissent on Thanksgiving menu," 24 Nov. 2020 On Monday, as White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany delivered a baseless rant about voter fraud to reporters and the American public, Fox News host Neil Cavuto decided to pull the plug. — Eoin Higgins, The New Republic, "The Media Is Already Rehabilitating the GOP—and Walking America Into a Trap," 11 Nov. 2020 At one point, Kanye even called Larsa out in a tweet rant. — Tamara Fuentes, Seventeen, "Larsa Pippen Says She Dated Tristan Thompson and Even Jordyn Woods is Confused Over This Kardashian Drama," 10 Nov. 2020 The opinion piece cited above was simply a rant without fact or logic, filled primarily with adverbs. — Star Tribune, "Readers Write: Amy Klobuchar in Supreme Court hearings, Amy Coney Barrett, tributes to Sid Hartman," 19 Oct. 2020 One of her previous videos was a rant about her job. — Dalvin Brown, USA TODAY, "TikTok user has idea for a 'Gen Z tattoo,' then teens find out it looks like a Nazi symbol," 27 Sep. 2020 To be clear: There is no evidence to suggest that mail-in ballots are an unreliable voting method, and Cooper made sure to debunk Trump's rant in follow-up remarks encouraging everyone to exercise their civic duty safely amid the COVID-19 crisis. — Christi Carras, chicagotribune.com, "Sarah Cooper takes her wildly popular Trump impersonation to the DNC," 21 Aug. 2020 But Ingraham’s rant gave the project, produced by James and directed by Gotham Chopra, a new focus and its provocative title. — Stephen Battaglio Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times, "How athletes have forced ESPN and other networks to change their game plan on mixing politics and sports," 3 Nov. 2020

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“Rant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rant. Accessed 16 Dec. 2020.

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