[rant] 
| 1. | to speak or declaim extravagantly or violently; talk in a wild or vehement way; rave: The demagogue ranted for hours. |
| 2. | to utter or declaim in a ranting manner. |
| 3. | ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation. |
| 4. | a ranting utterance. |
| rant (rānt) 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.
[Probably from obsolete Dutch ranten.] rant'er n. |