noun · verb · 11 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Scotland, Wales:/ɾant/
Australian:/ɹæːnt/
New-Zealand:/ɹɛnt/
rhymes with -ænt
rhymes with -ɑːnt
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A criticism done by ranting.
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2
noun
Meaning 2
A wild, emotional, and sometimes incoherent articulation.
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3
noun
Meaning 3
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.
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4
verb
Meaning 4
To speak or shout at length in uncontrollable anger.
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5
verb
Meaning 5
To disseminate one's own opinions in a—typically—one-sided, strong manner.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
Harry was ranting about his boss again, but nobody paid any attention.
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6
verb
Meaning 6
To criticize by ranting.
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7
verb
Meaning 7
To speak extravagantly, as in merriment.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated
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8
verb
Meaning 8
To dance rant steps.
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9
noun
Meaning 9
pompous or pretentious talk or writing
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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From Dutch ranten, randen (“to talk nonsense, rave”), from Middle Dutch ranten (“to rant, babble, goof around”), of uncertain origin; but apparently related to Middle High German ranzen (“to dance, jump around, frolic”), German ranzen (“to be ardent, be in heat, copulate, mate, ramble, join up”).
Across languages
Translations
84 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Czech:
tiráda
— criticism
Dutch:
tirade
— criticism
Finnish:
vuodatus
— criticism
Finnish:
palopuhe
— criticism
Finnish:
kiihotuspuhe
— criticism
German:
Rant
— criticism
Italian:
declamazione
— criticism
Polish:
tyrada
— criticism
Portuguese:
criticismo
— criticism
Russian:
тирада
(tirada)
— criticism
Serbo-Croatian:
deklamacija
— criticism
Slovak:
hejtovanie
— criticism
Slovak:
hejt
— criticism
Spanish:
invectiva
— criticism
Spanish:
diatriba
— criticism
Spanish:
filípica
— criticism
Dutch:
geraas
— incoherent and emotional articulation
Dutch:
holle frasen
— incoherent and emotional articulation
Finnish:
paatos
— incoherent and emotional articulation
Finnish:
rähinä
— incoherent and emotional articulation
Finnish:
kiihko
— incoherent and emotional articulation
German:
Geschrei
— incoherent and emotional articulation
German:
Wutanfall
— incoherent and emotional articulation
German:
Poltern
— incoherent and emotional articulation
Italian:
farneticamento
— incoherent and emotional articulation
Māori:
tupehau
— incoherent and emotional articulation
Māori:
tīhāhā
— incoherent and emotional articulation
Polish:
żołądkowanie się
— incoherent and emotional articulation
Polish:
pieklenie się
— incoherent and emotional articulation
Polish:
tyrada
— incoherent and emotional articulation
Russian:
гневная тирада
— incoherent and emotional articulation
Serbo-Croatian:
deklamacija
— incoherent and emotional articulation
Slovak:
výlev
— incoherent and emotional articulation
Spanish:
despotrique
— incoherent and emotional articulation
Albanian:
Rëndo
— to speak or shout at length in uncontrollable anger
Albanian:
Rano
— to speak or shout at length in uncontrollable anger
Czech:
křičet
— to speak or shout at length in uncontrollable anger
Czech:
rozkřikovat se
— to speak or shout at length in uncontrollable anger
Dutch:
schetteren
— to speak or shout at length in uncontrollable anger
Dutch:
uitvaren
— to speak or shout at length in uncontrollable anger
Dutch:
declameren
— to speak or shout at length in uncontrollable anger
Finnish:
paasata
— to speak or shout at length in uncontrollable anger
Finnish:
pauhata
— to speak or shout at length in uncontrollable anger
Finnish:
rähjätä
— to speak or shout at length in uncontrollable anger
Galician:
esbardallar
— to speak or shout at length in uncontrollable anger
Galician:
latricar
— to speak or shout at length in uncontrollable anger
Galician:
botar a lingua a pastar
— to speak or shout at length in uncontrollable anger
Galician:
farfallar
— to speak or shout at length in uncontrollable anger
German:
poltern
— to speak or shout at length in uncontrollable anger
Italian:
strepitare
— to speak or shout at length in uncontrollable anger
Italian:
farneticare
— to speak or shout at length in uncontrollable anger
Latin:
dēbacchor
— to speak or shout at length in uncontrollable anger
Māori:
tīhāhā
— to speak or shout at length in uncontrollable anger
Māori:
hakahaka
— to speak or shout at length in uncontrollable anger
Māori:
tupehau
— to speak or shout at length in uncontrollable anger
Russian:
негодова́ть
(negodovátʹ)
— to speak or shout at length in uncontrollable anger
Sicilian:
jastimiari
— to speak or shout at length in uncontrollable anger
Sicilian:
sdillirijari
— to speak or shout at length in uncontrollable anger
Sicilian:
straparrari
— to speak or shout at length in uncontrollable anger
Slovak:
hejtovať
— to speak or shout at length in uncontrollable anger
Slovak:
vylievať si zlosť
— to speak or shout at length in uncontrollable anger
Slovak:
vyliať si zlosť
— to speak or shout at length in uncontrollable anger
Spanish:
despotricar
— to speak or shout at length in uncontrollable anger
Swedish:
gorma
— to speak or shout at length in uncontrollable anger
Turkish:
bağırmak
— to speak or shout at length in uncontrollable anger