rant

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verb

ˈrant 

ranted; ranting; rants

intransitive verb

1

: to talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner

2

: to scold vehemently

transitive verb

: to utter in a bombastic declamatory fashion

ranter noun

rantingly

ˈran-tiŋ-lē 

adverb

rant

2 of 2

noun

1

a

: a bombastic extravagant speech

b

: bombastic extravagant language

2

dialectal British : a rousing good time

Synonyms

Verb

• bluster
• fulminate
• huff
• rave
• spout

Noun

• diatribe
• harangue
• jeremiad
• philippic
• tirade

Examples of rant in a Sentence

Verb

“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.

Noun

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

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

Leary plays Army Col. Patrick Quinn, who gets re-assigned to a base in the Netherlands after ranting against the Joint Chiefs of Staff. —Fred Topel, Deadline, 5 Apr. 2025

What was once a lone voice ranting at a street corner becomes a mutually reinforcing chorus. —Nikhil Krishnan, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2025

Noun

Earlier in April, Ye went on another explosive X rant during which took aim at Cole. —Michael Saponara, Billboard, 7 Apr. 2025

Basketball Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal had tough words for Los Angeles Clippers guard Ben Simmons in a rant against the NBA’s current product. —Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 6 Apr. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Verb

obsolete Dutch ranten, randen

First Known Use

Verb

1601, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1

Noun

1649, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Rhymes for rant

• ant
• aunt
• cant
• chant
• gant
• lant
• pant
• plant
• quant
• sant
• scant
• slant

Kids Definition

rant

1 of 2 verb

ˈrant 

: to talk loudly and wildly

ranter noun

rant

2 of 2 noun

: loud and wild speech