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rant

–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.

–noun

3.	ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.

4.	a ranting utterance.

[Origin: 1590–1600; < D ranten (obs.) to talk foolishly

]

—Related forms

ranter, noun

rant·ing·ly, adverb

—Synonyms 3. bombast, extravagance.

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rant Audio Help   (rānt) Pronunciation Key
v.   rant·ed, rant·ing, rants

v.   intr.
To speak or write in an angry or violent manner; rave.

v.   tr.
To utter or express with violence or extravagance: a dictator who ranted his vitriol onto a captive audience.

n.

Violent or extravagant speech or writing.
A speech or piece of writing that incites anger or violence: "The vast majority [of teenagers logged onto the Internet] did not encounter recipes for pipe bombs or deranged rants about white supremacy" (Daniel Okrent).
Chiefly British Wild or uproarious merriment.

[Probably from obsolete Dutch ranten.]

rant'er n.

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ranter
noun
someone who rants and raves; speaks in a violent or loud manner

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