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
Jay King, The Athletic, 2 Jan. 2025
At one point, Order member David Lane even phoned into Berg’s show to rant about a Jewish plot to take over the world.
—Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 6 Dec. 2024
Megan Crepeau, Chicago Tribune, 12 Jan. 2025
La Greca garnered national attention for quite a few of his epic rants, but none resonated more than his impassioned take on Ed Kranepool and the Mets.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 4 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for rant 
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Verb
Boston sent enough double-teams for Edwards to rant about the style the strategy forces him to play.
—Jay King, The Athletic, 2 Jan. 2025
At one point, Order member David Lane even phoned into Berg’s show to rant about a Jewish plot to take over the world.
—Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 6 Dec. 2024
Noun
None complained louder than state Rep. Mike Bost, a southern Illinois Republican, who went on an arm-waving rant on the House floor in 2012 over Democrats calling for a quick vote on an end-of-session pension bill.
—Megan Crepeau, Chicago Tribune, 12 Jan. 2025
La Greca garnered national attention for quite a few of his epic rants, but none resonated more than his impassioned take on Ed Kranepool and the Mets.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 4 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for rant
Dictionary Entries Near rant
Cite this Entry
“Rant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rant. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
Copy CitationKids Definition
rant
2 of 2 noun
: loud and wild speech
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share