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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Noah Hawley, The Atlantic, 2 July 2025
Musk ranted against the bill after it was amended to end an electric vehicle tax credit at the end of September, opposed to the end of this year.
—Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
Devers was upset when Breslow requested him to change positions again and went on a rant to reporters.
—Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 June 2025
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Verb
The slightest noise from the children could propel him from the room, ranting.
—Noah Hawley, The Atlantic, 2 July 2025
Musk ranted against the bill after it was amended to end an electric vehicle tax credit at the end of September, opposed to the end of this year.
—Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
Noun
For example, the first crack in the Republican edifice was the advent of the Tea Party Movement, one of whose tenets was tough fiscal responsibility, as inspired by a ‘Chicago Tea Party’ rant from CNBC commentator Rick Santelli in 2009.
—Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
Devers was upset when Breslow requested him to change positions again and went on a rant to reporters.
—Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 June 2025
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“Rant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rant. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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: loud and wild speech
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