SYNONYMS | EXAMPLES | WORD ORIGIN verb (used without object) to speak or declaim extravagantly or violently; talk in a wild or vehement way; rave: The demagogue ranted for hours.
verb (used with object) to utter or declaim in a ranting manner.
noun ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
a ranting utterance.
Origin of rant First recorded in 1590–1600, rant is from the Dutch word ranten (obsolete) to talk foolishly
Related forms rant·er , noun rant·ing·ly , adverb out·rant , verb (used with object) un·rant·ing , adjective Dictionary.com Unabridged
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Examples from the Web for ranting Contemporary Examples of ranting Perhaps we can ignore the ranting of the Kim regime, but Chinese nuclear threats are particularly worrisome.
Had Richard III been able to install a tape recorder in his palaces the ranting might well have been identical.
When Bratton descended to the trains, a man was pacing the platform edge, ranting in Spanish.
People tend to roll their eyes and give Nugent a pass because the ranting is seen as just part of his schtick.
But Prince Bandar was not the only Saudi Prince who is ranting .
Historical Examples of ranting Dinna fill his head wi' ranting thoughts of dogs and horses.
Yes, the Swami was ranting and raving about leaving Los Angeles at once.
Please forgive me for ranting like a schoolmaster, and please don't cry like that.
And why should not Ranting Rob tache the boy Latin and vartue?
Avoid shouting, ranting , and "tearing a passion to tatters."
British Dictionary definitions for ranting verb to utter (something) in loud, violent, or bombastic tones
(intr) mainly Scot to make merry; frolic
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noun loud, declamatory, or extravagant speech; bombast
mainly Scot a wild revel
Scot an energetic dance or its tune
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Derived Forms ranter , noun ranting , adjective , noun rantingly , adverb Word Origin for rant C16: from Dutch ranten to rave; related to German ranzen to gambol
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Word Origin and History for ranting v. c.1600, "to be jovial and boisterous," also "to talk bombastically," from Dutch randten (earlier ranten ) "talk foolishly, rave," of unknown origin (cf. German rantzen "to frolic, spring about"). Related: Ranted ; ranting . Ranters "antinomian sect which arose in England c.1645" is attested from 1651; applied 1823 to early Methodists. A 1700 slang dictionary has rantipole "a rude wild Boy or Girl" (also as a verb and adjective); to ride rantipole meant "The woman uppermost in the amorous congress" [Grose].
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n. "boisterous, empty declamation; fierce or high-sounding language without much meaning or dignity of thought; bombast; a ranting speech," 1640s, from rant (v.).
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