Definitions for rant
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. harangue, rant, rantingnoun

   a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion

2. bombast, fustian, rant, claptrap, blahverb

   pompous or pretentious talk or writing

3. rant, mouth off, jabber, spout, rabbit on, raveverb

   talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. rantnoun

   A criticism done by ranting.

2. rantnoun

   A wild, incoherent, emotional articulation.

3. rantverb

   To speak or shout at length in an uncontrollable anger.

4. rantverb

   To criticize by ranting.

5. Etymology: From ranten, randen.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Rantnoun

   High sounding language unsupported by dignity of thought.

   Etymology: from the verb.

   John Dryden himself, to please a frantick age,
   Was forc’d to let his judgment stoop to rage,
   To a wild audience he conform’d his voice,
   Comply’d to custom, but not err’d through choice;
   Deem then the people’s, not the writer’s sin,
   Almansor’s rage, and rants of Maximin. George Granville.

   This is a stoical rant, without any foundation in the nature of man or reason of things. Francis Atterbury, Preface.

2. To Rantverb

   To rave in violent or high sounding language without proportionable dignity of thought.

   Etymology: randen, Dutch, to rave.

   Look where my ranting host of the garter comes; there is either liquor in his pate, or money in his purse, when he looks so merrily. William Shakespeare, Merry Wives of Windsor.

   Nay, an thoul’t mouth, I’ll rant as well as thou. William Shakespeare.

   They have attacked me; some with piteous moans, others grinning and only shewing their teeth, others ranting and hectoring, others scolding and reviling. Edward Stillingfleet.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. rant

   A diatribe (from the Greek διατριβή), also known less formally as rant, is a lengthy oration, though often reduced to writing, made in criticism of someone or something, often employing humor, sarcasm, and appeals to emotion.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. rant

   A rant is a lengthy, often emotional or passionate monologue, speech, or piece of writing that expresses strong feelings or disapproval about a particular topic or issue. It typically involves much exaggeration and repetition and may not always follow a coherent or logical structure. It often conveys frustration, dissatisfaction, or disagreement.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.5 / 2 votes

1. Rantverb

   to rave in violent, high-sounding, or extravagant language, without dignity of thought; to be noisy, boisterous, and bombastic in talk or declamation; as, a ranting preacher

2. Rantnoun

   high-sounding language, without importance or dignity of thought; boisterous, empty declamation; bombast; as, the rant of fanatics

3. Etymology: [OD. ranten, randen, to dote, to be enraged.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Rant

   rant, v.i. to use extravagant language: to be noisy in words: to be noisily merry.—n. empty declamation: bombast: (Scot.) a frolic.—ns. Rant′er, a noisy talker: a jovial fellow: a boisterous preacher: a byname for the Primitive Methodists: a nickname applied to the members of a sect of the Commonwealth time; Rant′erism.—adv. Rant′ingly, boisterously.—adj. Rant′ipole, wild.—n. a reckless fellow. [Old Dut. ranten, to rave; Low Ger. randen, Ger. ranzen.]

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1. RANT

   What does RANT stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the RANT acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. RANT

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Rant is ranked #91221 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Rant surname appeared 202 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Rant.
   
   89.6% or 181 total occurrences were White.
   5.9% or 12 total occurrences were Black.
   3.4% or 7 total occurrences were Asian.

Matched Categories

1. • Declamation

Anagrams for rant »

1. tarn

2. tRNA

3. natr

4. tran

How to pronounce rant?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of rant in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of rant in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of rant in a Sentence

1. Anderson Cooper:

   Don’t go on a rant! is this how you want to start the new year?

2. Jan Crawford:

   My kids hear me rant about this everyday, so I may as well tell you guys. It's the crushing impact that our COVID policies have had on young kids and children, by far the least serious risk for serious illness.

3. Heather Breese:

   The kids need to be able to have freedom of speech, i don’t think it was right for a teacher to rant the way she did and attack students.

4. Luanne Haygood:

   If I let my emotions go, I’m going to lose it. I’m going to cry, cuss, rant and rave. Nobody will listen to me. ‘Oh, that’s the crazy lady’ or whatever, i want something done. I want other kids to not have to go through this.

5. Bill Clinton:

   North American Free Trade Agreement's true that too often past trade deals have been sold to the American people with rosy scenarios that didn't pan out, the answer is not to rant and rave, or cut ourselves off from the world.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=rant
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Rant
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=rant
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rant
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rant
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=rant
8. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html