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.

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. Domingo Garcia:

   It is clear that Ruben had his hands in the air and was trying to comply with the officer, you could hear the officer’s rant and his unprofessional and disrespectful use of profanity.

2. Jeffrey McCall:

   Sure, it's New Year's Eve and some lighthearted revelry is in order, but the Cohen outburst just didn't belong on the once-proud cable channel.And once Cohen's rant took off, nobody in the production center apparently had enough sense to cut his microphone or switch to another shot, when you let the hosts get out of control, the channel should expect some out of control content.

3. 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.

4. Anderson Cooper:

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

5. 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.

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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. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Rant
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Rant
7. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html