English noun: rant | |||
1. | rant (communication) a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion | ||
Synonyms | harangue, ranting | ||
Broader (hypernym) | declamation | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | screed | ||
2. | rant (communication) pompous or pretentious talk or writing | ||
Synonyms | blah, bombast, claptrap, fustian | ||
Broader (hypernym) | grandiloquence, grandiosity, magniloquence, ornateness, rhetoric | ||
English verb: rant | |||
1. | rant (communication) talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner | ||
Examples | Sam and Sue rant | ||
Synonyms | jabber, mouth off, rabbit on, rave, spout | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | mouth, speak, talk, utter, verbalise, verbalize | ||