rant

1 of 2

verb

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 adverb

rant

2 of 2

noun

1
a
: a bombastic extravagant speech
b
: bombastic extravagant language
2
dialectal British : a rousing good time

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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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
This seemed to trigger Kanye, who dropped Bully in the middle of an X rant about Carti, with Kanye also claiming Carti snubbed him on Music. Justin Curto, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2025 See their discussion below and Jess Hilarious’ rant above. Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 19 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for rant

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

Time Traveler
The first known use of rant was in 1601

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“Rant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rant. Accessed 9 Apr. 2025.

Kids Definition

rant

1 of 2 verb
: to talk loudly and wildly
ranter noun

rant

2 of 2 noun
: loud and wild speech

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