as in huffing
to talk loudly and wildly
when the waiter gave him incorrect change, he began ranting about the restaurant's poor service
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Recent Examples of ranting
Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
The Pats addressed two of their biggest needs, but instead in Tuesday’s paper there’s me, smiling in my headshot and ranting in print, a clueless dope.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 12 Mar. 2024
This week’s Liberal Media Scream features the co-founder of Axios ranting about billionaire Elon Musk and his comments on X about being part of the news media.
—Paul Bedard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 25 Nov. 2024
But Oliver becomes increasingly agitated, ranting and pacing.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2024
Sessions was a fringe figure, a colorful crank known for ranting ineffectually about the horrors of immigration and free trade, and Miller was merely the guy who sent his overheated press emails.
—Andrew Prokop, Vox, 26 Sep. 2024
Adjective
Last week, Fox premiered the new comedy Going Dutch, about a ranting conservative father (Denis Leary) forced to reconnect with his estranged liberal daughter (Taylor Misiak).
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
The Pats addressed two of their biggest needs, but instead in Tuesday’s paper there’s me, smiling in my headshot and ranting in print, a clueless dope.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 12 Mar. 2024
This week’s Liberal Media Scream features the co-founder of Axios ranting about billionaire Elon Musk and his comments on X about being part of the news media.
—Paul Bedard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 25 Nov. 2024
But Oliver becomes increasingly agitated, ranting and pacing.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2024
Sessions was a fringe figure, a colorful crank known for ranting ineffectually about the horrors of immigration and free trade, and Miller was merely the guy who sent his overheated press emails.
—Andrew Prokop, Vox, 26 Sep. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ranting
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And then there’s the Freaking Laser Beam cocktail, served with a gummy shark, for more raving fans.—
Dallas News,
Dallas News,
1 Mar. 2023
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Following the show, fans ran to the comments section to leave their raving reviews.—
Chaise Sanders,
Country Living,
5 Jan. 2023
Adjective
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And recent changes have made some gamblers angry, especially those who play professionally.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
2 Aug. 2025
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William Anderson, a writer who first wrote about Laura at age 16, told Slate in 2016 that Rose was angry at him for saying the books weren’t entirely true.—
Victoria Edel,
People.com,
2 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Even after House leadership managed to temporarily quell dissent and see the budget measure through, lawmakers returned to Washington this week with some as irate as ever.—
Savannah Kuchar,
USA Today,
22 July 2025
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Knight, 39, was killed less than two minutes after police arrived at the Winter Park Library and Events Center on Feb. 19, responding to reports of Knight acting irate and attacking wedding guests, a claim his family denied.—
Cristóbal Reyes,
The Orlando Sentinel,
18 July 2025
Adjective
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Marketing and advertising have undergone a similar shift from mad men to math men.—
Kian Bakhtiari,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
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Hurwitz is a descendant of Bernstein and the mad d.j.s, the heir to the most expressive of musical explainers and celebrants.—
David Denby,
New Yorker,
20 July 2025
Adjective
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But Hunter speaks with the indignant passion of someone who made nearly $1.5 million selling his art during his father’s campaign and the early years of his administration.—
Boston Herald editorial staff,
Boston Herald,
23 July 2025
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In a 48-hour whirlwind, President Donald Trump veered from elated to indignant to triumphant as his fragile Israel-Iran ceasefire agreement came together, teetered toward collapse and ultimately coalesced.—
Aamer Madhani,
Chicago Tribune,
24 June 2025
Adjective
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This means that voters and Congress members alike are driven not so much by loyalty to their own party but instead a sort of seething hatred for the other political party.—
Charlie Hunt,
The Conversation,
13 June 2025
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Bateman's seething anger at having his card bested by that of his colleague Paul Allen (Jared Leto), despite the two cards looking almost identical, satirized the vacuous materialism of 1980s yuppie culture.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
9 June 2025
Adjective
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Weren’t Trump supporters the ones who went apoplectic when bars and restaurants refused service to people in MAGA hats?—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
29 June 2025
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Those who hated him felt apoplectic, or vindicated; those who liked him mostly tuned it out.—
Andrew Marantz,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Louisa is livid at losing both her father and the healthy version of her mother.—
Lily Meyer,
The Atlantic,
3 June 2025
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Employees were distraught over cuts and layoffs, while the company's franchised retailers were livid about Stellantis' sales and market share losses under Tavares.—
Michael Wayland,
CNBC,
23 June 2025
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“Ranting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ranting. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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