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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Dan Kelly, Kansas City Star, 25 May 2025
In real life, the problematic rapper has a storied history with SNL after having both ranted about and praised the show while appearing as a musical guest.
—Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 19 May 2025
Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2025
When Triston Casas went down, he was reportedly asked by Craig Breslow to play first base, which upset him and led to a rant in the media.
—Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025
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Verb
Among other things, Buster is shown doing cocaine and ranting about a barkeeper who refused to waive his beer tab.
—Dan Kelly, Kansas City Star, 25 May 2025
In real life, the problematic rapper has a storied history with SNL after having both ranted about and praised the show while appearing as a musical guest.
—Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 19 May 2025
Noun
Case in point, Bill Maher’s recent unfunny rant about Cassie Ventura, the woman at the center of the Diddy allegations.
—Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2025
When Triston Casas went down, he was reportedly asked by Craig Breslow to play first base, which upset him and led to a rant in the media.
—Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025
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“Rant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rant. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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: loud and wild speech
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