Definition of rant
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
ranter
nounFrom the M-W Editors
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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But on May 20, Christian reportedly ranted and swore for over an hour.
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Taxi TV still exists, even though the Haggler has been ranting about that abomination for years.
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At that point Wolcott allegedly slapped the officer, knocking off his glasses, and started ranting.
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Christian, who authorities said had a history of making extremist statements on social media, was ranting at, and talking disparagingly about, the two women, one of whom was wearing a hijab.
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When confronted with a disappointing hotel stay, guests’ first instinct isn’t to turn to Yelp or TripAdvisor to rant.
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Sterling was the longest-tenured owner in the NBA when his companion, V. Stiviano, made a recording of him ranting about her showing up at Clippers games with African-American men.
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Either way this middle-aged tough guy rants about how many people have died in Russia.
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Among the scenes captured was Draymond Green roasting Paul Pierce to a group of reporters during media availability, ranting about how no one cared about Pierce's impending retirement.
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Origin and Etymology of rant
obsolete Dutch ranten, randen
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Definition of rant
1a : a bombastic extravagant speechb : 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
Recent Examples of rant from the Web
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In a rant in parliament on July 18th, Mr Kaczynski even accused the opposition of murdering his brother, who died in a plane crash in 2010.
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Watson posted the story about Chris on his personal Facebook page, accompanied by a long rant. Chris’
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In lesser hands this premise could result in a whiny Facebook-style rant.
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No one can figure out what Trump’s daily 140 character rants even mean or what his policy even is.
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Prosecutors, who think Shkreli may have continued his rant on Twitter under a pseudonym, also want the judge to bar him from tweeting further about the trial, according to the report.
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But that doesn’t stop Kardashian, who takes his rant to Twitter, re-posting the explicit photos — which EW does not include below — and reiterating accusations of his ex’s infidelity.
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Here, Donald Trump is the target of Waters’ rants, which gives the album the feel of a Facebook News Feed posting since the election.
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In politics: From name-calling and finger-pointing to campaign rants, the recent political scene has had more than its share of angry outbursts.
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First Known Use of rant
1649
RANT Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition 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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