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
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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
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Paul Bedard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 25 Nov. 2024
Pritzker ranted about the women’s rights issue caused by the overturning of Roe v. Wade.
—Chicago Tribune, 19 Nov. 2024
Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 12 Dec. 2024
Meanwhile, Bianca rants to her boss Isabel about how Jimmy Tejero’s death must be the Jackal’s work, but Isabel shuts her down, reminding her that the case is closed and ordering her to take time off.
—Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 12 Dec. 2024
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Verb
This week’s Liberal Media Scream features the co-founder of Axios ranting about billionaire Elon Musk and his comments on X about being part of the news media.
—Paul Bedard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 25 Nov. 2024
Pritzker ranted about the women’s rights issue caused by the overturning of Roe v. Wade.
—Chicago Tribune, 19 Nov. 2024
Noun
West’s antisemitic rants were also the reason why his Gap and Adidas partnerships ended.
—Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 12 Dec. 2024
Meanwhile, Bianca rants to her boss Isabel about how Jimmy Tejero’s death must be the Jackal’s work, but Isabel shuts her down, reminding her that the case is closed and ordering her to take time off.
—Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Rant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rant. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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: loud and wild speech
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