rant (rants plural & 3rd person present) (ranting present participle) (ranted past tense & past participle )
1 verb 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... V
Even their three dogs got bored and fell asleep as he ranted on... V on
`Let's get it over and done with, and to hell with them,' he ranted. V with quote
Rant is also a noun., n-count
Part I is a rant against organised religion.
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ranting (rantings plural) n-var
He had been listening to Goldstone's rantings all night...
2 If you say that someone rants and raves, you mean that they talk loudly and angrily in an uncontrolled way.
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rant and rave phrase Vs inflect (disapproval)
I don't rant and rave or throw tea cups.