5 entries found for rant.
rant Audio pronunciation of "rant" ( P ) Pronunciation Key (rnt)
v. rant·ed, rant·ing, rants
v. intr.

To speak or write in a angry or violent manner; rave.

v. tr.

To utter or express with violence or extravagance: a dictator who ranted his vitriol onto a captive audience.

n.

1. Violent or extravagant speech or writing.
2. A speech or piece of writing that incites anger or violence: “The vast majority [of teenagers logged onto the Internet] did not encounter recipes for pipe bombs or deranged rants about white supremacy” (Daniel Okrent).
3. Chiefly British. Wild or uproarious merriment.

[Probably from obsolete Dutch ranten.]