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RANTING
harangue, rant, ranting
(noun) a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Verb
ranting
present participle of rant
Etymology 2
Noun
ranting (countable and uncountable, plural rantings)
(countable) A long, angry, and impassioned speech.
(uncountable) The act or process of delivering a rant.
Anagrams
• ign'rant
Source: Wiktionary
RANT
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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