Rant Definition

rănt
ranted, ranting, rants
verb
ranted, ranting, rants
To talk or say in a loud, wild, extravagant way; declaim violently; rave.
Webster's New World
To express at length a complaint or negative opinion.
American Heritage
To utter or express by ranting.
American Heritage
To speak or shout at length in an uncontrollable anger.
Wiktionary
Antonyms:
noun
rants
Angry, emotionally charged, or tediously negative speech or writing.
A speech that was more rant than reason.
American Heritage
Ranting speech.
Webster's New World
A boisterous merrymaking.
Webster's New World
Antonyms:

Other Word Forms of Rant

Noun

Singular:
rant
Plural:
rants

Origin of Rant

  • From Dutch ranten, randen (“talk nonsense, rave").

    From Wiktionary

  • Probably from obsolete Dutch ranten

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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