noun
Meaning 1
A long, angry, and impassioned speech.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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Standard Lemma guide
ranting
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Sound
Pronunciation
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
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CMU ARPABET: R AE1 N T IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
The act or process of delivering a rant.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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verb
Meaning 3
present participle and gerund of rant
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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noun
Meaning 4
a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: harangue, rant
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: declamation
Narrower terms: screed
History
Etymology
From rant + -ing.
Real reading context