rant
- to speak or declaim extravagantly or violently; talk in a wild or vehement way; rave: The demagogue ranted for hours.
- to utter or declaim in a ranting manner.
- ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- a ranting utterance.
Origin of rant
Synonyms
See more synonyms for rant on Thesaurus.comExamples from the Web for ranting
Contemporary Examples
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
Dinna fill his head wi' ranting thoughts of dogs and horses.
The O'DonoghueCharles James Lever
Yes, the Swami was ranting and raving about leaving Los Angeles at once.
Sense from Thought DivideMark Irvin Clifton
Please forgive me for ranting like a schoolmaster, and please don't cry like that.
To LoveMargaret Peterson
And why should not Ranting Rob tache the boy Latin and vartue?
Paul Clifford, CompleteEdward Bulwer-Lytton
Avoid shouting, ranting, and "tearing a passion to tatters."
Humorous Hits and How to Hold an AudienceGrenville Kleiser
rant
- to utter (something) in loud, violent, or bombastic tones
- (intr) mainly Scot to make merry; frolic
- loud, declamatory, or extravagant speech; bombast
- mainly Scot a wild revel
- Scot an energetic dance or its tune
Word Origin
Word Origin and History for ranting
rant
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].
rant
n.
"boisterous, empty declamation; fierce or high-sounding language without much meaning or dignity of thought; bombast; a ranting speech," 1640s, from rant (v.).