To speak or shout at length in an angry, impassioned way
“If she began to rant at length about some ordinary injustice, he'd listen carefully to every word, and then, to prove he shared her concern, he'd repeat verbatim certain things she had said.”
To feel or express violent uncontrollable anger
To talk or chatter at length, typically on trivial subjects
To complain about something in irritation or anger
To deliver a (usually formal and extended) speech on a subject
To complain or protest strongly and persistently about
To state or remark as one's opinion or belief
Express vehement protest
To speak or write about with great hostility
Plural for angry speech, typically loud and impassioned in nature
“He then goes on a rant about how welfare undermines families, and even though there is some truth to that, no one with their wits about them is even really listening to this wannabe tyrant anymore.”
Plural for speech or writing bitterly denouncing something
“Grande's previous attempt to apologize for her antics in a donut shop in California turned into a bit of a rant about the food industry.”
Plural for speech or writing involving boastful statements
“Björn just went into a rant about how he was the boss and how he was so experienced in this kind of thing.”
Plural for a rhetorical exercise or set speech
Plural for exaggeration
Plural for the action of saying or expressing something aloud
(informal) Plural for senseless or absurd language, behavior, or ideas
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