rant

See also: ránt

English

Etymology

From Dutch ranten, randen (“to talk nonsense, rave”), of uncertain origin; but apparently related to Middle High German ranzen (“to dance, jump around, frolic”), German ranzen (“to be ardent, be in heat, copulate, mate, ramble, join up”).

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /ɹænt/
• Rhymes: -ænt

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Verb

rant (third-person singular simple present rants, present participle ranting, simple past and past participle ranted)

1. To speak or shout at length in uncontrollable anger.
2. To disseminate one's own opinions in a - typically - one-sided, strong manner.
3. To criticize by ranting.
4. (dated) To speak extravagantly, as in merriment.
5. To dance rant steps.

Translations

to speak or shout at length in uncontrollable anger

• Dutch: schetteren (nl), uitvaren (nl), declameren (nl)
• Finnish: paasata (fi), pauhata (fi), rähjätä (fi)
• Galician: esbardallar (gl), latricar (gl), botar a lingua a pastar
• German: poltern (de)
• Italian: strepitare (it), farneticare (it)

• Latin: dēbacchor
• Maori: tīhāhā, hakahaka, tupehau
• Russian: негодовать (ru) (negodovatʹ)
• Slovak: hejtovať, vylievať si zlosť, vyliať si zlosť
• Spanish: despotricar (es)
• Turkish: bağırmak (tr)

to criticise by ranting

• Dutch: oreren (nl)
• Finnish: paasata (fi), pauhata (fi), rähjätä (fi)
• French: râler (fr)

• Italian: declamare (it), sciorinare (it)
• Polish: produkować się impf
• Slovak: hejtovať
• Spanish: vilipendiar (es), echar pestes (colloquial)

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables, removing any numbers. Numbers do not necessarily match those in definitions. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.

Translations to be checked

• Estonian: ^{(please verify)} räuskama, ^{(please verify)} käratsema

• Russian: ^{(please verify)} говори́ть напыщенно (govorítʹ napyščenno); ^{(please verify)} деклами́ровать (ru) (deklamírovatʹ)

Noun

rant (plural rants)

1. A criticism done by ranting.
2. A wild, emotional, and sometimes incoherent articulation.
3. A type of dance step usually performed in clogs, and particularly (but not exclusively) associated with the English North West Morris tradition. The rant step consists of alternately bringing one foot across and in front of the other and striking the ground, with the other foot making a little hop.

Derived terms

• rantful

See also

• screed

Translations

criticism

• Dutch: tirade (nl) f
• Finnish: vuodatus (fi), palopuhe (fi), kiihotuspuhe
• Italian: declamazione (it) f
• Polish: tyrada (pl) f

• Portuguese: criticismo
• Russian: тирада
• Serbo-Croatian: deklamacija (sh)
• Slovak: hejtovanie, hejt
• Spanish: invectiva (es)

incoherent and emotional articulation

• Dutch: geraas (nl) n, holle frasen
• Finnish: paatos (fi), rähinä (fi), kiihko (fi)
• German: Geschrei (de) n, Wutanfall (de) m, Poltern n
• Italian: farneticamento
• Maori: tupehau, tīhāhā

• Polish: żołądkowanie się n, pieklenie się n, tyrada (pl) f
• Russian: гневная тирада
• Serbo-Croatian: deklamacija (sh)
• Slovak: výlev

See also

• ramble
• rave

Further reading

• rant in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• rant in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Anagrams

• Tarn, Tran, ar'n't, arn't, tRNA, tarn, tran, trna

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Alternative forms

• (of rane) rana, ranet

Verb

rant

1. simple past of renne
2. past participle of rane

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Polish

Etymology

From German Rand, from Middle High German rant, from Old High German rant.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rant/

Noun

rant m inan

1. edge (especially coin edge)

   Synonyms: brzeg, krawędź

Declension

Declension of rant

	singular	plural
nominative	rant	ranty
genitive	rantu	rantów
dative	rantowi	rantom
accusative	rant	ranty
instrumental	rantem	rantami
locative	rancie	rantach
vocative	rancie	ranty

Derived terms

• (adjective) rantowy

Further reading

• rant in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• rant in Polish dictionaries at PWN