Rant - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |rænt|  American pronunciation of the word rant
Brit.  |rænt|  British pronunciation of the word rant

noun

- a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion (syn: harangue)
- pompous or pretentious talk or writing (syn: blah, bombast, claptrap, fustian)

verb

- talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner (syn: jabber, rave, spout)

Extra examples

“You can rant and rave all you want,” she said, “but it's not going to change things.”

He ranted that they were out to get him.

...after complaining about the hotel's lousy service, the woman went off on another rant about the condition of her room...

...instead of addressing the current crisis, the mayor's speech was a lot of rant emphasizing his accomplishments...

He went into a long rant.

He ranted that young people today take everything for granted.

She was still ranting about the unfairness of it all.

Why don't you stop ranting and raving for a minute and listen?

...a nationalist rant against the immigrants supposedly flooding the country...

...ended the show with an extended rant in which he potshot an array of personages on the right...

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: rant
he/she/it: rants
present participle: ranting
past tense: ranted
past participle: ranted
noun
singular: rant
plural: rants
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