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[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: ,
  2. a ranting utterance.

rant

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verb

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

  2. (intr) to make merry; frolic

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. loud, declamatory, or extravagant speech; bombast

  2. a wild revel

  3. an energetic dance or its tune

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ranter noun
  • rantingly adverb
  • outrant verb (used with object)
  • unranting adjective
  • ˈԳٱ noun
  • ˈԳپԲ adjective
  • ˈԳپԲly adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of rant1

First recorded in 1590–1600, rant is from the Dutch word ranten (obsolete) to talk foolishly
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of rant1

C16: from Dutch ranten to rave; related to German ranzen to gambol
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The rant seemed to be prompted by criticism from Tucker Carlson.

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In a Sunday night rant on Truth Social, he ordered ICE to step up its raids in cities and states that are run by his political enemies:

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In an overheated rant posted to X, the Trump adviser said that Bass and Newsom sought the "nullification... of federal law, of national sovereignty, and of the bedrock constitutional command of one national government."

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Of course, New York City is Exhibit A in the case against Donald Trump's anti-immigrant rant and Mayor Adams knows that.

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His latest rant was a warning for Ukraine after he said he spoke to Vladimir Putin.

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