ranting
Use Ranting in a sentence
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; < 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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rant (rænt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to utter (something) in loud, violent, or bombastic tones |
| 2. | chiefly (Scot) (intr) to make merry; frolic |
| —n | |
| 3. | loud, declamatory, or extravagant speech; bombast |
| 4. | chiefly (Scot) a wild revel |
| 5. | (Scot) an energetic dance or its tune |
| [C16: from Dutch ranten to rave; related to German ranzen to gambol] | |
| 'ranter | |
| —n | |
| 'ranting | |
| —adj, —n | |
| 'rantingly | |
| —adv | |
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Ranting
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| rant (rænt) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to utter (something) in loud, violent, or bombastic tones |
| 2. | chiefly (Scot) (intr) to make merry; frolic |
| —n | |
| 3. | loud, declamatory, or extravagant speech; bombast |
| 4. | chiefly (Scot) a wild revel |
| 5. | (Scot) an energetic dance or its tune |
| [C16: from Dutch ranten to rave; related to German ranzen to gambol] | |
| 'ranter | |
| —n | |
| 'ranting | |
| —adj, —n | |
| 'rantingly | |
| —adv | |
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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
"a rude wild Boy or Girl."
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Example sentences
But the nurse said my patient had been ranting and uncooperative with blood draws and blood-pressure checks.
Sniffing, sobbing, wiling and ranting are socially acceptable expressions in some cultures.
One would be able to form a more informed opinion, rather than ranting about what they wish to derive from the study.
Eliminating the anonymity will definitely squelch much of the hateful ranting.
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