ranted; ranting; rants
: to utter in a bombastic declamatory fashion
ranter
noun
1
a
: a bombastic extravagant speech
b
: bombastic extravagant language
2
dialectal British
: a rousing good time
Synonyms
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
Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 22 Apr. 2024
And Smokey was ranting and raving about how great the show was.
—Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 13 Apr. 2024
The full-on, ranting and raging, roaring and rasping Murray has been tempered.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
The footage appears to show the 36-year-old ranting and yelling and threatening to beat up the 32-year-old.
—Patrick Smith, NBC News, 15 Mar. 2024
In two of the recent civil trials, the former president directed his lawyers to object at inopportune moments, ranted about the judges and even stormed out of the courtroom.
—Ben Protess, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2024
Here’s why Gilbert Ortega rant It was reported in February 2023 that Gilbert Ortega Jr. faced three misdemeanor counts after the incident in front of Gilbert Ortega Native American Galleries.
—The Arizona Republic, 10 Feb. 2024
In a memorable incident during a Talk session on r/australia, a user began to rant about killing Indigenous Australians.
—Paresh Dave, WIRED, 14 Mar. 2024
Cano, for example, ranted on Instagram Live about wanting to own his own music, while the singer Gerardo Ortiz sued his label for fraud.
—Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 11 Mar. 2024
Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 24 Apr. 2024
Last week, a TikTok user posted an angry rant about the cost of living that’s since been viewed 5 million times on the platform, with tens of thousands of comments and shares.
—Allison Morrow, CNN, 10 Apr. 2024
Some are all for Trump’s return to posting all-caps rants on X. Others share clips of his speeches or interviews, and Biden’s campaign social media accounts have even posted a series of reminders from Trump’s White House years.
—Elizabeth Both, NBC News, 8 Apr. 2024
Hondo’s staging is clear and classical, with mighty formations of soldiers, skirmishes on horseback, terrifying acts of brutality, turbulent crowd scenes, and intimate dramas of debate, whispers of counsel, and hubristic rants.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2024
Quite frankly, Booth’s eventual demise by the show’s finale is a relief from the constant rants and self-aggrandizing.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 15 Mar. 2024
Yet somehow, the shell company set up to convey his hackneyed rants reached a $9 billion valuation, putting it up there with Etsy.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 4 Apr. 2024
However, Richards' post-Seinfeld career was marred by a racist rant at a comedy club in 2006.
—Dustin Nelson, EW.com, 4 Apr. 2024
Despite past controversies — beginning with an anti-Semitic rant during his arrest on suspicion of drunken driving in 2006 — Gibson won the praises of Hollywood once again in 2016 with the release of the biographical war drama Hacksaw Ridge.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes, 26 Mar. 2024
Verb
This may sound like the ranting (or whining) of a glass-half-empty person.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 22 Apr. 2024
And Smokey was ranting and raving about how great the show was.
—Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 13 Apr. 2024
The full-on, ranting and raging, roaring and rasping Murray has been tempered.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
The footage appears to show the 36-year-old ranting and yelling and threatening to beat up the 32-year-old.
—Patrick Smith, NBC News, 15 Mar. 2024
In two of the recent civil trials, the former president directed his lawyers to object at inopportune moments, ranted about the judges and even stormed out of the courtroom.
—Ben Protess, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2024
Here’s why Gilbert Ortega rant It was reported in February 2023 that Gilbert Ortega Jr. faced three misdemeanor counts after the incident in front of Gilbert Ortega Native American Galleries.
—The Arizona Republic, 10 Feb. 2024
In a memorable incident during a Talk session on r/australia, a user began to rant about killing Indigenous Australians.
—Paresh Dave, WIRED, 14 Mar. 2024
Cano, for example, ranted on Instagram Live about wanting to own his own music, while the singer Gerardo Ortiz sued his label for fraud.
—Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 11 Mar. 2024
Noun
The past few years have seen West’s business, personal, and musical affairs deteriorate in the aftermath of his antisemitic rants — with Adidas, Gap, Balenciaga, and the rapper’s own agency, CAA, cutting ties with West.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 24 Apr. 2024
Last week, a TikTok user posted an angry rant about the cost of living that’s since been viewed 5 million times on the platform, with tens of thousands of comments and shares.
—Allison Morrow, CNN, 10 Apr. 2024
Some are all for Trump’s return to posting all-caps rants on X. Others share clips of his speeches or interviews, and Biden’s campaign social media accounts have even posted a series of reminders from Trump’s White House years.
—Elizabeth Both, NBC News, 8 Apr. 2024
Hondo’s staging is clear and classical, with mighty formations of soldiers, skirmishes on horseback, terrifying acts of brutality, turbulent crowd scenes, and intimate dramas of debate, whispers of counsel, and hubristic rants.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2024
Quite frankly, Booth’s eventual demise by the show’s finale is a relief from the constant rants and self-aggrandizing.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 15 Mar. 2024
Yet somehow, the shell company set up to convey his hackneyed rants reached a $9 billion valuation, putting it up there with Etsy.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 4 Apr. 2024
However, Richards' post-Seinfeld career was marred by a racist rant at a comedy club in 2006.
—Dustin Nelson, EW.com, 4 Apr. 2024
Despite past controversies — beginning with an anti-Semitic rant during his arrest on suspicion of drunken driving in 2006 — Gibson won the praises of Hollywood once again in 2016 with the release of the biographical war drama Hacksaw Ridge.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes, 26 Mar. 2024
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“Rant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rant. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.
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