The meaning of RANT is to complain loudly, angrily, or unreasonably. How to use rant in a sentence.
Definition of rant verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
A rant is an argument that is fueled by passion, not shaped by facts. When the shouting starts on talk radio, or when a blog commenter resorts to ALL CAPS, you're almost certainly encountering a rant.
If you say that someone rants, you mean that they talk loudly or angrily, and exaggerate or say foolish things. As the boss began to rant, I stood up and went out. Even their three dogs got bored and fell asleep as he ranted on. "Let's get it over and done with," he ranted. Rant is also a noun.
RANT definition: 1. to speak, write or shout in a loud, uncontrolled, or angry way, often saying confused or silly…. Learn more.
Angry, emotionally charged, or tediously negative speech or writing: a speech that was more rant than reason. 2. An example of such speech or writing: a rant against the university's policies. 3. Chiefly British Wild or uproarious merriment. [Probably from obsolete Dutch ranten.] rant′er n.
rant (third-person singular simple present rants, present participle ranting, simple past and past participle ranted) To speak or shout at length in uncontrollable anger.
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation. a ranting utterance. rant′er, n. 3. bombast, extravagance. In Lists: everyday, more... Synonyms: tirade, diatribe, harangue, verbal onslaught, stream of invective, more...