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
Sean Neumann, Peoplemag, 11 Sep. 2024
Alan Alda played the role in the 2005 Broadway revival.
Burr, a wildly popular stand-up comedian and star of stand-up TV specials, will play Dave Moss, the big-mouth, often ranting salesman played by James Tolkan in the original Broadway production and by Ed Harris in the movie.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 8 Aug. 2024
Tatiana Tenreyro, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Sep. 2024
The sports broadcaster has responded to the rapper’s recent rant about Lil Wayne not being selected to headline the 2025 Super Bowl Halftime Show in New Orleans next year, blaming Jay-Z for the selection.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 12 Sep. 2024
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Verb
The audio recorder Smith left behind included another recording from weeks earlier in which Smith could be heard angrily ranting about women, local ABC 7 reported.
—Sean Neumann, Peoplemag, 11 Sep. 2024
Alan Alda played the role in the 2005 Broadway revival.
Burr, a wildly popular stand-up comedian and star of stand-up TV specials, will play Dave Moss, the big-mouth, often ranting salesman played by James Tolkan in the original Broadway production and by Ed Harris in the movie.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 8 Aug. 2024
Noun
During Tuesday’s debate, the former president went on a rant about immigrants eating pets in Springfield, Ohio.
—Tatiana Tenreyro, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Sep. 2024
The sports broadcaster has responded to the rapper’s recent rant about Lil Wayne not being selected to headline the 2025 Super Bowl Halftime Show in New Orleans next year, blaming Jay-Z for the selection.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 12 Sep. 2024
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“Rant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rant. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.
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: loud and wild speech
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