rant
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Dutch ranten, randen (“talk nonsense, rave”).
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[edit] Noun
rant (plural rants)
- A criticism done by ranting.
- A wild, incoherent, emotional articulation.
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criticism
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incoherent and emotional articulation
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[edit] Verb
rant (third-person singular simple present rants, present participle ranting, simple past and past participle ranted)
- To speak or shout at length in an uncontrollable anger.
- To criticize by ranting.
[edit] Translations
to speak or shout at length in an uncontrollable anger
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[edit] See also
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- rant in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- rant in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
