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ranting

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rant  (rnt)
v. rant·ed, rant·ing, rants
v.intr.
To speak or write in an angry or violent manner; rave.
v.tr.
To utter or express with violence or extravagance: a dictator who ranted his vitriol onto a captive audience.
n.
1. Violent or extravagant speech or writing.
2. A speech or piece of writing that incites anger or violence: "The vast majority [of teenagers logged onto the Internet] did not encounter recipes for pipe bombs or deranged rants about white supremacy" (Daniel Okrent).
3. Chiefly British Wild or uproarious merriment.

[Probably from obsolete Dutch ranten.]

ranter n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.ranting - a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotionranting - a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion
declamation - vehement oratory
screed - a long monotonous harangue
Translations
ranting [ˈræntɪŋ]
A. Nlenguaje m declamatorio
for all his rantingpor mucho que despotrique
ranting [ˈræntɪŋ] n (= diatribe) → diatribe m
ranting
n (= outburst)Geschimpfe nt; (= incoherent talk)irres Zeug
adjpathetisch
ranting [ˈræntɪŋ] n (pej) → invettiva


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A roaring, ranting, sleek man-thief, Who lived on mutton, veal, and beef, Yet never would afford relief To needy, sable sons of grief, Was big with heavenly union.
An idea may be formed from the scenes we have already given of conviviality in the wilderness, of the manner in which these game birds were received by those of their feather in the camp; what feasting, what revelling, what boasting, what bragging, what ranting and roaring, and racing and gambling, and squabbling and fighting, ensued among these boon companions.
" Lord Fellamar returned much to this, which we do not perfectly understand, and perhaps it could not all be strictly reconciled either to sense or grammar; but he concluded his ranting speech with saying, "That if she had pre-engaged herself to any gentleman, however unhappy it would make him, he should think himself bound in honour to desist.
 
 
 
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