rant
verb (used without object)
to speak or declaim extravagantly or violently; talk in a wild or vehement way; rave.
ranted
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past participleof rant.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof rant.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
rantverb (used without object)to speak or declaim extravagantly or violently; talk in a wild or vehement way; rave.
Example Sentences
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Actor Ryan McCartan ranted on Instagram about poorly timed giggles during his performance in “The Great Gatsby.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026
Sometimes members of the audience would pass out while he tirelessly ranted about some arcane subject that mattered little, but he would draw applause nonetheless.
From Salon ● Jan. 2, 2026
“That’s the whole meaning of life, isn’t it — trying to find a place for your stuff,” Carlin ranted.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 21, 2025
She ranted: "Where you going to have the wedding reception? On the log flumes? And what's on the menu for the wedding breakfast? Hot dogs and candy floss?"
From BBC ● Dec. 20, 2024
She shrieked and ranted for a quarter of an hour, then deprived us of our noontime break in the open air that day.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
