rant

1 of 2

verb

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 adverb

rant

2 of 2

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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Verb
Trump himself has been ranting in recent days that cheating is already taking place and his campaign has already taken legal action by filing lawsuits in multiple states. Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024 Now, though, much of Chicago is bracing for a Week 10 full of Flus-under-fire ranting while the players inside the Bears locker room must embark on another quest for answers. Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 4 Nov. 2024
Noun
The single-camera series follows the arrogant, loudmouth U.S. Army Colonel Patrick Quinn (Leary), who, after an unfiltered rant, is reassigned to the Netherlands, where he is punished with a command position at the least important army base in the world. Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2024 During the rant, Funk Flex pointed out that Shyne and Combs had made amends following his release, both publicly and privately. Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 28 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for rant 

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

Time Traveler
The first known use of rant was in 1601

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Cite this Entry

“Rant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rant. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

rant

1 of 2 verb
: to talk loudly and wildly
ranter noun

rant

2 of 2 noun
: loud and wild speech

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