rant

1 of 2

verb

ˈrant 

ranted; ranting; rants

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 noun

rantingly

ˈran-tiŋ-lē 

adverb

rant

2 of 2

noun

1

a

: a bombastic extravagant speech

b

: bombastic extravagant language

2

dialectal British : a rousing good time

Synonyms

Verb

• huff
• rave

Noun

• tirade
• diatribe
• attack
• criticism
• lecture
• jeremiad
• sermon
• harangue
• philippic

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

The clip features him on the phone ranting about being overlooked in the past. —EW.com, 15 July 2025

Billionaires are raising money against him; Trump is ranting; Islamophobes are on the loose. —Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 July 2025

Noun

Trump accuses Oprah, Beyonce of taking payments to endorse Kamala Harris in 2024 | RISING Robby Soave and Lindsey Granger react to President Trump’s latest late night Truth Social rant. —The Hill, 28 July 2025

The congressman spoke with a reporter outside the Capitol building following his dismissal and Trump's online rant. —Meredith Kile, People.com, 22 July 2025

Word History

Etymology

Verb

obsolete Dutch ranten, randen

First Known Use

Verb

1601, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1

Noun

1649, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Rhymes for rant

• ant
• aunt
• cant
• chant
• gant
• lant
• pant
• plant
• quant
• sant
• scant
• slant

Kids Definition

rant

1 of 2 verb

ˈrant 

: to talk loudly and wildly

ranter noun

rant

2 of 2 noun

: loud and wild speech