rant

American  

[rant] / rænt /

verb (used without object)

1. to speak or declaim extravagantly or violently; talk in a wild or vehement way; rave.

   The demagogue ranted for hours.

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verb (used with object)

1. to utter or declaim in a ranting manner.

noun

1. ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.

   Synonyms:

   extravagance, bombast

2. a ranting utterance.

rant British  

/ rænt /

verb

1. to utter (something) in loud, violent, or bombastic tones

2. (intr) to make merry; frolic

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noun

1. loud, declamatory, or extravagant speech; bombast

2. a wild revel

3. an energetic dance or its tune

Other Word Forms

• outrant verb (used with object)
• ranter noun
• ranting adjective
• rantingly adverb
• unranting adjective

Etymology

Origin of rant

First recorded in 1590–1600, rant is from the Dutch word ranten (obsolete) to talk foolishly

Example Sentences

Given that my rant is disguised as a question, it takes him a moment to decode.

From Literature

His rants would be worthy of a “Saturday Night Live” skit if they weren’t so dangerous.

From The Wall Street Journal

She shrieked and ranted for a quarter of an hour, then deprived us of our noontime break in the open air that day.

From Literature

“I don’t want to go into a whole rant about AI because I am for AI in many different disciplines. I am not for AI if it replaces a creative individual.”

From Los Angeles Times

Speculation, but why else would he rant on in that way?

From BBC

Related Words

• diatribe
• harangue
• oration
• rhetoric
• tirade