rant

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  1. intransitive verb To speak or write in an angry or violent manner; rave.
  2. transitive verb To utter or express with violence or extravagance: a dictator who ranted his vitriol onto a captive audience.
  3. noun Violent or extravagant speech or writing.
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  • (Warning: herein begins a rant -- a well-deserved rant, but a rant nonetheless.)
  • Compared to Bachmann's latest seditious statements this rant is a bit mild. —  Think Progress
  • It's been a fair while since I sat down and banged out a rant which is a shame, as they usually make me laugh reading back on them at a later date. —  Alyndabear
  • The play opens with Steph in mid-rant, a mesmerizing volcanic eruption delivered by Marin Ireland with the fullest of furies and four-letter words. —  JAM! Showbiz
  • Sorry for the rant, but I have been dealing with this for a long time. —  Discussions: Message List - root
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Etymologies (3)

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  1. Probably from obsolete Dutch ranten.

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  1. from Old Dutch ranten, also randen, dote, be enraged, = Low German randen, attack any one, call out to any one, = German ranzen, toss about, make a noise; cf. German dial. rant, noise, uproar; root uncertain.
  2. from rant, v.
 

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