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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David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Feb. 2025
The winter travel season tends to be dominated by skiers and snowboarders all ranting and raving about their favorite mountains and which ones get the best snow.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 17 Jan. 2025
Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 5 Feb. 2025
As the Washington Post’s style writers also noted, West isn’t known to be a mentally well human being, having been diagnosed with bipolar disorder and known for his public meltdowns and his antisemitic rants.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 3 Feb. 2025
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Verb
And while posts regarding his actions are definitely relevant, a post just ranting about him is not.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Feb. 2025
The winter travel season tends to be dominated by skiers and snowboarders all ranting and raving about their favorite mountains and which ones get the best snow.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 17 Jan. 2025
Noun
The multi-time Grammy winner ruffled more feathers over the weekend with one of his signature rants on X.
—Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 5 Feb. 2025
As the Washington Post’s style writers also noted, West isn’t known to be a mentally well human being, having been diagnosed with bipolar disorder and known for his public meltdowns and his antisemitic rants.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 3 Feb. 2025
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“Rant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rant. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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: loud and wild speech
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