Meanings
present singular third person rants · participle present ranting · participle past ranted · past ranted
- To speak or shout at length in uncontrollable anger.
- To disseminate one's own opinions in a—typically—one-sided, strong manner.
Harry was ranting about his boss again, but nobody paid any attention.
- To criticize by ranting.
- datedTo speak extravagantly, as in merriment.
- To dance rant steps.
plural rants
- A criticism done by ranting.
- A wild, emotional, and sometimes incoherent articulation.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion
nounpompous or pretentious talk or writing
verbtalk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Middle Dutchranten“to rant, babble, goof around”
- Dutchranten
- Englishrant
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”).
More words from Dutch, Middle Dutch
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Czech křičet, rozkřikovat se
- křičetto speak or shout at length in uncontrollable anger
- rozkřikovat seto speak or shout at length in uncontrollable anger
- tirádacriticism
Dutch schetteren, uitvaren
- schetterento speak or shout at length in uncontrollable anger
- uitvarento speak or shout at length in uncontrollable anger
- declamerento speak or shout at length in uncontrollable anger
- orerento criticise by ranting
- tiradecriticism
- geraasincoherent and emotional articulation
- holle frasenincoherent and emotional articulation
Finnish paasata, pauhata
- paasatato speak or shout at length in uncontrollable anger
- pauhatato speak or shout at length in uncontrollable anger
- rähjätäto speak or shout at length in uncontrollable anger
- paasatato criticise by ranting
- pauhatato criticise by ranting
- rähjätäto criticise by ranting
- vuodatuscriticism
- palopuhecriticism
- kiihotuspuhecriticism
- paatosincoherent and emotional articulation
- rähinäincoherent and emotional articulation
- kiihkoincoherent and emotional articulation
French râler
- râlerto criticise by ranting
German poltern, Rant
- polternto speak or shout at length in uncontrollable anger
- Rantcriticism
- Geschreiincoherent and emotional articulation
- Wutanfallincoherent and emotional articulation
- Polternincoherent and emotional articulation
Italian strepitare, farneticare
- strepitareto speak or shout at length in uncontrollable anger
- farneticareto speak or shout at length in uncontrollable anger
- declamareto criticise by ranting
- sciorinareto criticise by ranting
- declamazionecriticism
- farneticamentoincoherent and emotional articulation
Latin dēbacchor
- dēbacchorto speak or shout at length in uncontrollable anger
Māori tīhāhā, hakahaka
- tīhāhāto speak or shout at length in uncontrollable anger
- hakahakato speak or shout at length in uncontrollable anger
- tupehauto speak or shout at length in uncontrollable anger
- tupehauincoherent and emotional articulation
- tīhāhāincoherent and emotional articulation
Polish produkować się, tyrada
- produkować sięto criticise by ranting
- tyradacriticism
- żołądkowanie sięincoherent and emotional articulation
- pieklenie sięincoherent and emotional articulation
- tyradaincoherent and emotional articulation
Portuguese desabafar, criticismo
- desabafarto criticise by ranting
- criticismocriticism
Russian негодова́ть, тирада
- негодова́ть (negodovátʹ)to speak or shout at length in uncontrollable anger
- тирада (tirada)criticism
- гневная тирадаincoherent and emotional articulation
Slovak hejtovať, vylievať si zlosť
- hejtovaťto speak or shout at length in uncontrollable anger
- vylievať si zlosťto speak or shout at length in uncontrollable anger
- vyliať si zlosťto speak or shout at length in uncontrollable anger
- hejtovaťto criticise by ranting
- hejtovaniecriticism
- hejtcriticism
- výlevincoherent and emotional articulation
Spanish despotricar, vilipendiar
- despotricarto speak or shout at length in uncontrollable anger
- vilipendiarto criticise by ranting
- echar pestesto criticise by ranting
- despotricarto criticise by ranting
- invectivacriticism
- diatribacriticism
- filípicacriticism
- despotriqueincoherent and emotional articulation
Swedish gorma
- gormato speak or shout at length in uncontrollable anger
Turkish bağırmak
- bağırmakto speak or shout at length in uncontrollable anger
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with rant
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Cite this entry
rant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rant
“rant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rant. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rant,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rant.
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