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
Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 11 July 2025
Country singer Gavin Adcock proved that to still be true by slamming the March 2024 LP, which is charting ahead of his forthcoming effort, Own Worst Enemy, during a rant at his recent concert.
—Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 1 July 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
Back in Iron Lake, Dexter’s physical therapist’s rant about how crazy the world is conveniently includes mention of a body found in New York that had been chopped up into nine pieces and stuffed in garbage bags.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 11 July 2025
Country singer Gavin Adcock proved that to still be true by slamming the March 2024 LP, which is charting ahead of his forthcoming effort, Own Worst Enemy, during a rant at his recent concert.
—Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 1 July 2025
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“Rant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rant. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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: loud and wild speech
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