ranted

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The house was good, but I played like a wretch--ranted, roared, and acted altogether infamously.

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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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  • Eunice ranted, her composure evaporating, her eyes dilating. —  Jackson, Lisa - See How she dies 2
  • He ranted, pacing back and forth, stopping only to glare out the plate-glass windows at the police. —  Buchanan, Edna - Cold Case Squad (v1.0) (html).html
  • I scolded and ranted, reminding him of his promises to enroll at the Sheyenna Agency. —  F ;SF; - vol 089 issue 06 - December 1995
  • If Amzil wept, ranted or screamed, I could not hear her. —  Robin Hobb
  • The man still ranted, but he did so mechanically, his eyes locked on Paul. —  AnalogSFF,January-February2008
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