rant

Etymology

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”).

Pronunciation

• (US, parts of UK) IPA^(key): /ɹænt/
• (parts of UK) IPA^(key): /ɹɑːnt/
• Rhymes: -ænt, -ɑːnt

• Audio (parts of UK); /ɹænt/:

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Verb

rant (third-person singular simple present rants, present participle ranting, simple past and past participle ranted)

1. To speak or shout at length in uncontrollable anger.
2. 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.

3. To criticize by ranting.
4. (dated) To speak extravagantly, as in merriment.
5. To dance rant steps.

Noun

rant (plural rants)

1. A criticism done by ranting.
2. A wild, emotional, and sometimes incoherent articulation.
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.

See also

• ramble
• rave

Further reading

• “rant”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• “rant”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• ar'n't, natr-, trna, Tarn, tran, Tran, tRNA, tarn, arn't

Alternative forms

• rana, ranet (of rane)

Verb

rant

1. simple past of renne
2. past participle of rane

Etymology

Borrowed from German Rand. Doublet of rand.

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ant
• Syllabification: rant
• Homophone: rand

Noun

rant m inan (related adjective rantowy)

1. edge (especially coin edge)

   Synonyms: brzeg, krawędź

Further reading

• rant in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• rant in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• Antoni Waga (1860) “rant”, in “Abecadłowy spis wyrazów ludowego języka w okolicach Łomży, Wizny i przyległych”, in Kazimierz Władysław Wóycicki, editor, Biblioteka Warszawska (in Polish), volume 2, Warsaw, page 757

Etymology

From French rente.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɾɑnt/

Noun

rant (definite accusative rantı, plural rantlar)

1. (economics) unearned income