Rant
verb
To speak loudly and passionately, often in an angry way.
She was ranting about the unfairness of it all
Often appears as...
- rant about
- rant against
Usage tips
Disapproving
Colloquial
noun
A long speech that is loud and passionate, often angry.
His rant about the economy lasted for half an hour
Often appears as...
- go on a rant
- off on a rant
Usage tips
Disapproving
verb
To talk in a noisy or loud, angry manner.
He started ranting in frustration
Often appears as...
- rant about
- start to rant
Usage tips
Disapproving
verb
To speak loudly and passionately, often in an angry way.
She was ranting about the unfairness of it all
Often appears as...
- rant about
- rant against
Usage tips
Disapproving
Colloquial
noun
A long speech that is loud and passionate, often angry.
His rant about the economy lasted for half an hour
Often appears as...
- go on a rant
- off on a rant
Usage tips
Disapproving
verb
To talk in a noisy or loud, angry manner.
He started ranting in frustration
Often appears as...
- rant about
- start to rant
Usage tips
Disapproving
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Emotional Intensity
Ranting usually shows strong emotions or frustration, often in a public or dramatic way.
During the meeting, Tom couldn't help but rant about the new policy.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Negative
While often negative and angry, 'rant' can be used humorously or exaggeratedly among friends.
She ranted about her favorite show's season finale with a smile.
Pro Tip 3/3Potentially Dismissive
Describing someone's speech as a 'rant' might suggest you think it's unreasonable or not worth listening to.
He dismissed her complaints as 'just another rant.'
Pro Tip 1/3Emotional Intensity
Ranting usually shows strong emotions or frustration, often in a public or dramatic way.
During the meeting, Tom couldn't help but rant about the new policy.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Negative
While often negative and angry, 'rant' can be used humorously or exaggeratedly among friends.
She ranted about her favorite show's season finale with a smile.
Pro Tip 3/3Potentially Dismissive
Describing someone's speech as a 'rant' might suggest you think it's unreasonable or not worth listening to.
He dismissed her complaints as 'just another rant.'
Pro Tip 1/3Emotional Intensity
Ranting usually shows strong emotions or frustration, often in a public or dramatic way.
During the meeting, Tom couldn't help but rant about the new policy.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Negative
While often negative and angry, 'rant' can be used humorously or exaggeratedly among friends.
She ranted about her favorite show's season finale with a smile.
Pro Tip 3/3Potentially Dismissive
Describing someone's speech as a 'rant' might suggest you think it's unreasonable or not worth listening to.
He dismissed her complaints as 'just another rant.'
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Reel Talk Ep. 6 - Tuna...
guys are gonna come out knowing what I just said and they're gonna come out running and gunning for me so we know we better be ready are we gonna get to my favorite Marla this is my favorite moment that we've had so far on wicked tuna and I can't wait to talk about it I hope you feel a little guilty this is what I'm excited cuz now you've seen it you've seen your epic rant well yeah I
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Living With Our Changing...
to make electricity renewably and we stop stop stop burning fossil fuels this sounds like ranting maybe it is but the alternative is not good everybody living in denial is not helping shooting the messenger is not going to get you anywhere and we're gonna have to
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Why should you read...
Caliban especially resents this takeover. The son of Sycorax, a witch who previously ruled the island, he initially helped the exiles find their footing. But he’s since become their slave, and rants with furious “And then I loved thee,/ And showed thee
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SC Finalist PIPE National...
is to rant or recall whichever way you want to use it like your home in the shower taking a bath running around sleeping just talk about out loud what you learned today III tricks I think will surely help you do well in the
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Sleep is your superpower...
And in doing so, we can be reunited with the most powerful elixir of life, the Swiss Army knife of health, as it were. And with that soapbox rant over, I will simply say, good night, good luck,
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rants I've got a very important announcement to make I'm apologizing on behalf of all of everybody of all of everybody because that's how sorry we are that we're
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The Remarkable Story of...
collect all the mail and lira then we'll take the mail out good thank you I worked so I could pay for my bills my surf trips I paid for my food my rant I
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TED2015 in review PIPE...
very visible on this stage Roman channeled his inner crotchety old man you know rant that when the ted.com people post this online I hope they call
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Teach every child about...
judging the circumstances. Before I crack into my rant, which I'm sure you're waiting for -- I need to say one thing, and it's so important
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How Amazon, Apple,...
Chris Not planned, but you prompted some questions in me, Scott. That was a spectacular rant.
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Reel Talk Ep. 6 - Tuna...
guys are gonna come out knowing what I just said and they're gonna come out running and gunning for me so we know we better be ready are we gonna get to my favorite Marla this is my favorite moment that we've had so far on wicked tuna and I can't wait to talk about it I hope you feel a little guilty this is what I'm excited cuz now you've seen it you've seen your epic rant well yeah I
Video examples
Living With Our Changing...
to make electricity renewably and we stop stop stop burning fossil fuels this sounds like ranting maybe it is but the alternative is not good everybody living in denial is not helping shooting the messenger is not going to get you anywhere and we're gonna have to
Video examples
Why should you read...
Caliban especially resents this takeover. The son of Sycorax, a witch who previously ruled the island, he initially helped the exiles find their footing. But he’s since become their slave, and rants with furious “And then I loved thee,/ And showed thee
Video examples
SC Finalist PIPE National...
is to rant or recall whichever way you want to use it like your home in the shower taking a bath running around sleeping just talk about out loud what you learned today III tricks I think will surely help you do well in the
Video examples
Sleep is your superpower...
And in doing so, we can be reunited with the most powerful elixir of life, the Swiss Army knife of health, as it were. And with that soapbox rant over, I will simply say, good night, good luck,
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 138 PIPE...
rants I've got a very important announcement to make I'm apologizing on behalf of all of everybody of all of everybody because that's how sorry we are that we're
Video examples
The Remarkable Story of...
collect all the mail and lira then we'll take the mail out good thank you I worked so I could pay for my bills my surf trips I paid for my food my rant I
Video examples
TED2015 in review PIPE...
very visible on this stage Roman channeled his inner crotchety old man you know rant that when the ted.com people post this online I hope they call
Video examples
Teach every child about...
judging the circumstances. Before I crack into my rant, which I'm sure you're waiting for -- I need to say one thing, and it's so important
Video examples
How Amazon, Apple,...
Chris Not planned, but you prompted some questions in me, Scott. That was a spectacular rant.
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Henry Rollins
American Musician
Youths write me and tell me that their band will go nowhere because of all the bad bands in the world. I tell them there has always been awful music and that no great band ever wasted any time complaining, they just got it done. Their ropey ranting is just a way to get out of the hard work of making music that will do some lasting damage.
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Tove Jansson
Finnish Novelist
People idealise their animals, and at the same time they patronisingly overlook a dog's natural life - biting fleas, burying bones, rolling in garbage, barking up an empty tree all night... But what do they do themselves? Bury stuff that will rot in secret and then dig it up and bury it again and rant and rave under empty trees!
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Sixto Rodriguez
American Musician
I know I did 'Establishment Blues,' and I said 'This is not a song it's an outburst' and I'd play it, I never did describe it as a rant - R-A-N-T - but the thing is it's exactly that. Sometimes it sounds like that, but there's a lot out there on the everyday man, on the plight of the little guy.
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Richard Ashcroft
English Musician
Ultimately, if someone's paying hard-earned money to see me play live, they don't want a rant about what's happening on the other side of the world. They don't want to know which way they should vote.
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Bill Burr
American Comedian
The word 'ranting' is kind of overused now. Literally, if you just talk about a subject for 30 seconds or more, even if you never raised your voice, if I just talk about it, it's called a rant.
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Tom Green
Canadian Comedian
I tend to sit around with my friends a lot and rant and rave about things I think are ridiculous in the world, and I tend to make fun of myself a lot.
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Michael Showalter
American Comedian
I tend to a lot of improvisational ranting, and that's fun. For me, stand-up has been, performance-wise, a really good outlet.
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Rebecca Ferguson
British Musician
I'm not afraid of a rant, am I? I've got to that point where I've just become a woman; I think I've just grown.
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Katie Hopkins
English Entertainer
Why am I not just some old woman ranting in a room? I think because what I say connects with people's truths.
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Iain Banks
Scottish Writer
Dead Air' is full of rants; it's a rant-based book. Yes, it's self-indulgence. I plead guilty; mea culpa.
Quote examples
Henry Rollins
American Musician
Youths write me and tell me that their band will go nowhere because of all the bad bands in the world. I tell them there has always been awful music and that no great band ever wasted any time complaining, they just got it done. Their ropey ranting is just a way to get out of the hard work of making music that will do some lasting damage.
Quote examples
Tove Jansson
Finnish Novelist
People idealise their animals, and at the same time they patronisingly overlook a dog's natural life - biting fleas, burying bones, rolling in garbage, barking up an empty tree all night... But what do they do themselves? Bury stuff that will rot in secret and then dig it up and bury it again and rant and rave under empty trees!
Quote examples
Sixto Rodriguez
American Musician
I know I did 'Establishment Blues,' and I said 'This is not a song it's an outburst' and I'd play it, I never did describe it as a rant - R-A-N-T - but the thing is it's exactly that. Sometimes it sounds like that, but there's a lot out there on the everyday man, on the plight of the little guy.
Quote examples
Richard Ashcroft
English Musician
Ultimately, if someone's paying hard-earned money to see me play live, they don't want a rant about what's happening on the other side of the world. They don't want to know which way they should vote.
Quote examples
Bill Burr
American Comedian
The word 'ranting' is kind of overused now. Literally, if you just talk about a subject for 30 seconds or more, even if you never raised your voice, if I just talk about it, it's called a rant.
Quote examples
Tom Green
Canadian Comedian
I tend to sit around with my friends a lot and rant and rave about things I think are ridiculous in the world, and I tend to make fun of myself a lot.
Quote examples
Michael Showalter
American Comedian
I tend to a lot of improvisational ranting, and that's fun. For me, stand-up has been, performance-wise, a really good outlet.
Quote examples
Rebecca Ferguson
British Musician
I'm not afraid of a rant, am I? I've got to that point where I've just become a woman; I think I've just grown.
Quote examples
Katie Hopkins
English Entertainer
Why am I not just some old woman ranting in a room? I think because what I say connects with people's truths.
Quote examples
Iain Banks
Scottish Writer
Dead Air' is full of rants; it's a rant-based book. Yes, it's self-indulgence. I plead guilty; mea culpa.
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