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RANT
bombast, fustian, rant, claptrap, blah
(noun) pompous or pretentious talk or writing
harangue, rant, ranting
(noun) a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion
rant, mouth off, jabber, spout, rabbit on, rave
(verb) talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
rant (third-person singular simple present rants, present participle ranting, simple past and past participle ranted)
To speak or shout at length in uncontrollable anger.
To criticize by ranting.
(dated) To speak extravagantly, as in merriment.
To dance rant steps.
Noun
rant (plural rants)
A criticism done by ranting.
A wild, emotional, and sometimes incoherent articulation.
A type of dance step usually performed in clogs, and particularly (but not exclusively) associated with the English North West Morris tradition. The rant step consists of alternately bringing one foot across and in front of the other and striking the ground, with the other foot making a little hop.
Anagrams
• Tarn, Tran, ar'n't, arn't, tRNA, tarn, tran, trna
Source: Wiktionary
Rant, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Ranted; p. pr. & vb. n. Ranting.] Etym: [OD. ranten, randen, to dote, to be enraged.]
Definition: To rave in violent, high-sounding, or extravagant language, without dignity of thought; to be noisy, boisterous, and bombastic in talk or declamation; as, a ranting preacher. Look where my ranting host of the Garter comes! Shak.
Rant, n.
Definition: High-sounding language, without importance or dignity of thought; boisterous, empty declamation; bombast; as, the rant of fanatics. This is a stoical rant, without any foundation in the nature of man or reason of things. Atterbury.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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