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ranting

  • present participle
    of rant.
    rant
    verb (used without object)
    to speak or declaim extravagantly or violently; talk in a wild or vehement way; rave.
  • a word derived from rant.
    rant
    verb (used without object)
    to speak or declaim extravagantly or violently; talk in a wild or vehement way; rave.

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It turns out tech guys ranting on X don’t have the same influence.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026

In the same week that the pair were ranting over historical “accuracy,” Michael Kratsios, the president’s science adviser, proposed overhauling the government’s approach to funding the sciences.

From Salon ● Jul. 28, 2026

Think Alex Ferguson ranting about west-coast bias in the 1980s, multiply it by 10 and you're in the right territory.

From BBC ● May 13, 2026

But “I would much rather participate in the process than be left helplessly ranting about it on social media,” she wrote.

From Slate ● Feb. 27, 2026

The one-eared, pint-size Looney Tune ranting at you?

From "Milkweed" by Jerry Spinelli