Definition of rant - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
outburstloud, emotional speech showing strong feelings or opinions
- His rant about the rules lasted for ten minutes.
2.
communicationpompous or pretentious talk or writing
- The article was dismissed as a mere rant.
Verb
1.
communicationexpress opinions in a strong one-sided manner
- She would often rant about politics at dinner.
2.
heated talkspeak at length with strong anger, often blaming someone
- He began to rant about the unfair decision during the meeting.
Expressions with rant
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speak or shout at length angrily
He tends to go on a rant when things don't go his way.
speak loudly and angrily, often without control or emotional restraint
He began to rant and rave about the unfair rules.
Origin of rant
Dutch, ranten (talk nonsense)
Terms with rant included in their meaning
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anger or rant
speak or act suddenly with strong anger or emotion
empty rant
rant or bluster without substance
acting
overact or rant violently on stage
Examples of rant in a sentence
I endured his rant at breakfast. His rant about politics bored everyone. The speech turned into a rant against modern technology. He would rant for hours about the injustice. The coach began to rant after the team's loss. He would often rant about politics late into the night.
Fans took to social media to rant over the referee's decision.
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- French:tirade, tempêter, ...
- German:Wutrede, schimpfen, ...
- Italian:sfogo, sbraitare, ...
- Spanish:arenga, despotricar, ...
- Portuguese:desabafo, desabafar, ...
- Chinese:咆哮, 激烈批评, ...
- Japanese:激しい発言, まくし立てる, ...
- Arabic:خِطْبَة غاضِبَة, خَطَبَ, ...
- Hebrew:הִתְלַהֲמוּת, לְהִתְלַהֵם, ...
- Russian:тирада, разглагольствовать, ...
- Ukrainian:гнівна тирада, виголошувати тиради, ...
- Hindi:उग्र भाषण, भड़ास निकालना, ...
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