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verb (used without object)
1.
to speak or declaim extravagantly or violently; talk in a wild or vehement way; rave: The demagogue ranted for hours.
verb (used with object)
2.
to utter or declaim in a ranting manner.
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Ranted
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noun
3.
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
4.
a ranting utterance.
Origin:
1590–1600; < Dutch ranten (obsolete) to talk foolishly
1590–1600; < Dutch ranten (obsolete) to talk foolishly
Related forms
rant·er, noun
rant·ing·ly, adverb
out·rant, verb (used with object)
un·rant·ing, adjective
Synonyms
3. bombast, extravagance.
3. bombast, extravagance.
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Word Origin & History
rant
1598, from Du. randten "talk foolishly, rave," of unknown origin (cf. Ger. rantzen "to frolic, spring about"). The noun is first attested 1649, from the verb. Ranters "antinomian sect which arose in England c.1645" is attested from 1651; applied 1823 to early Methodists. A 1700 slang dictionary has rantipole
EXPAND"a rude wild Boy or Girl."
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