rant

[rant]

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.

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

/ rænt /

verb

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

2. (intr) to make merry; frolic

noun

1. loud, declamatory, or extravagant speech; bombast

2. a wild revel

3. an energetic dance or its tune

Other Word Forms

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of rant¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of rant¹

C16: from Dutch ranten to rave; related to German ranzen to gambol

Example Sentences

And it was something that Kelly Ripa, co-host of TV’s “Live with Kelly and Mark,” addressed recently in a rant that has gotten attention.

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So while people may wince at the price, they’re buying it anyway–and reserving the right to rant.

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"Every now and then you've got to get into players," Reid says today of that rant.

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He rants to his friends about how the government “can’t cancel a show” and wonders what might be next on the chopping block.

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Ye is seen proclaiming himself free after going off his medication, only to spiral into rants about conspiracies against him.

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Related Words

• diatribe 
• harangue 
• oration 
• rhetoric 
• tirade