rant
Meanings
Plural: rants
Noun
- a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion
- pompous or pretentious talk or writing
- A criticism done by ranting.
- A wild, emotional, and sometimes incoherent articulation.
- 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.
Verb
- talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner
- To speak or shout at length in uncontrollable anger.
- To disseminate one's own opinions in a—typically—one-sided, strong manner.
- To criticize by ranting.
- To speak extravagantly, as in merriment.
- To dance rant steps.
Origin / Etymology
From Dutch ranten, randen (“to talk nonsense, rave”), from Middle Dutch ranten (“to rant, babble, goof around”), 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”).
Synonyms
blah, bombast, claptrap, fustian, harangue, jabber, mouth off, rabbit on, ranting, rave, spout
Scrabble Score: 4
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