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
Synonyms
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
Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 26 Oct. 2024
NewsNation host Chris Cuomo ranted against the ardent supporters of Vice President Kamala Harris during his YouTube show Tuesday.
—Jenny Goldsberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 22 Oct. 2024
EW.com, 24 Oct. 2024
At the same time, Grigorieva was cleared of claims by Gibson that the mother of one of his children was trying to extort him with recordings of racist and violent rants against her.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2024
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Verb
The singer stopped a concert in June to reflect on the difficulty of all the new media attention, and has repeatedly ranted on social media about fans violating her boundaries.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 26 Oct. 2024
NewsNation host Chris Cuomo ranted against the ardent supporters of Vice President Kamala Harris during his YouTube show Tuesday.
—Jenny Goldsberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 22 Oct. 2024
Noun
Tony award-winning Broadway actor Norbert Leo Butz is calling out Zachary Levi for politicizing the death of fellow stage actor Gavin Creel during a bizarre political rant.
—EW.com, 24 Oct. 2024
At the same time, Grigorieva was cleared of claims by Gibson that the mother of one of his children was trying to extort him with recordings of racist and violent rants against her.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2024
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“Rant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rant. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.
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: loud and wild speech
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