adj, noun, verb ·2 syllables ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A long, angry, and impassioned speech. countable
2. 2
   a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion wordnet
3. 3
   The act or process of delivering a rant. uncountable

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of rant form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

abandonedafebrile deliriumamokbabblingbacchicbellowing

Example

More examples

"The last time I saw Tom, he was ranting about something."

Etymology

From rant + -ing.

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