ranted; ranting; rants
: to utter in a bombastic declamatory fashion
ranter
noun
1
a
: a bombastic extravagant speech
b
: bombastic extravagant language
2
dialectal British
: a rousing good time
Synonyms
Examples of rant in a Sentence
Verb
“You can rant and rave all you want,” she said, “but it's not going to change things.”
He ranted that they were out to get him.
Noun
after complaining about the hotel's lousy service, the woman went off on another rant about the condition of her room
instead of addressing the current crisis, the mayor's speech was a lot of rant emphasizing his accomplishments
Recent Examples on the Web
Tim Ellis, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
The footage appears to show the 36-year-old ranting and yelling and threatening to beat up the 32-year-old.
—Patrick Smith, NBC News, 15 Mar. 2024
In two of the recent civil trials, the former president directed his lawyers to object at inopportune moments, ranted about the judges and even stormed out of the courtroom.
—Ben Protess, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2024
Here’s why Gilbert Ortega rant It was reported in February 2023 that Gilbert Ortega Jr. faced three misdemeanor counts after the incident in front of Gilbert Ortega Native American Galleries.
—The Arizona Republic, 10 Feb. 2024
In a memorable incident during a Talk session on r/australia, a user began to rant about killing Indigenous Australians.
—Paresh Dave, WIRED, 14 Mar. 2024
Cano, for example, ranted on Instagram Live about wanting to own his own music, while the singer Gerardo Ortiz sued his label for fraud.
—Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 11 Mar. 2024
As the line separating right-of-center comedians from Fox News hosts blurs to nonexistence—and as Jon Stewart returns to rant against partisan myopia on The Daily Show—Gillis makes no claim to being wiser than anyone.
—TIME, 23 Feb. 2024
In the video posted after the killing, Mohn described his father as a 20-year federal employee, espoused a variety of conspiracy theories and ranted against the government.
—Haleluya Hadero, Fortune, 3 Feb. 2024
Philip Elliott, TIME, 4 Apr. 2024
However, Richards' post-Seinfeld career was marred by a racist rant at a comedy club in 2006.
—Dustin Nelson, EW.com, 4 Apr. 2024
Despite past controversies — beginning with an anti-Semitic rant during his arrest on suspicion of drunken driving in 2006 — Gibson won the praises of Hollywood once again in 2016 with the release of the biographical war drama Hacksaw Ridge.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes, 26 Mar. 2024
During an extended rant Tuesday night, instead of sounding triumphant after a string of Super Tuesday primary victories, Donald Trump sounded angry, ringing all sorts of alarm bells.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 6 Mar. 2024
His rant ended up leading to Salesforce stock bouncing back after the call was over.
—Chloe Berger, Fortune, 26 Mar. 2024
The best way is to talk to me, don’t go on the court and rant and rave about it.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2024
My guess, however, is that Trump’s rants about migrant crime aren’t purely strategic.
—Paul Krugman, The Mercury News, 13 Mar. 2024
West has burned many bridges in music since 2016, when after a troubling rant onstage at a Sacramento concert, he was hospitalized for mental health reasons and canceled his tour.
—August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2024
Verb
The full-on, ranting and raging, roaring and rasping Murray has been tempered.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
The footage appears to show the 36-year-old ranting and yelling and threatening to beat up the 32-year-old.
—Patrick Smith, NBC News, 15 Mar. 2024
In two of the recent civil trials, the former president directed his lawyers to object at inopportune moments, ranted about the judges and even stormed out of the courtroom.
—Ben Protess, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2024
Here’s why Gilbert Ortega rant It was reported in February 2023 that Gilbert Ortega Jr. faced three misdemeanor counts after the incident in front of Gilbert Ortega Native American Galleries.
—The Arizona Republic, 10 Feb. 2024
In a memorable incident during a Talk session on r/australia, a user began to rant about killing Indigenous Australians.
—Paresh Dave, WIRED, 14 Mar. 2024
Cano, for example, ranted on Instagram Live about wanting to own his own music, while the singer Gerardo Ortiz sued his label for fraud.
—Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 11 Mar. 2024
As the line separating right-of-center comedians from Fox News hosts blurs to nonexistence—and as Jon Stewart returns to rant against partisan myopia on The Daily Show—Gillis makes no claim to being wiser than anyone.
—TIME, 23 Feb. 2024
In the video posted after the killing, Mohn described his father as a 20-year federal employee, espoused a variety of conspiracy theories and ranted against the government.
—Haleluya Hadero, Fortune, 3 Feb. 2024
Noun
Yet somehow, the shell company set up to convey his hackneyed rants reached a $9 billion valuation, putting it up there with Etsy.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 4 Apr. 2024
However, Richards' post-Seinfeld career was marred by a racist rant at a comedy club in 2006.
—Dustin Nelson, EW.com, 4 Apr. 2024
Despite past controversies — beginning with an anti-Semitic rant during his arrest on suspicion of drunken driving in 2006 — Gibson won the praises of Hollywood once again in 2016 with the release of the biographical war drama Hacksaw Ridge.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes, 26 Mar. 2024
During an extended rant Tuesday night, instead of sounding triumphant after a string of Super Tuesday primary victories, Donald Trump sounded angry, ringing all sorts of alarm bells.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 6 Mar. 2024
His rant ended up leading to Salesforce stock bouncing back after the call was over.
—Chloe Berger, Fortune, 26 Mar. 2024
The best way is to talk to me, don’t go on the court and rant and rave about it.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2024
My guess, however, is that Trump’s rants about migrant crime aren’t purely strategic.
—Paul Krugman, The Mercury News, 13 Mar. 2024
West has burned many bridges in music since 2016, when after a troubling rant onstage at a Sacramento concert, he was hospitalized for mental health reasons and canceled his tour.
—August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2024
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“Rant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rant. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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