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Ranting

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v. Present participle of rant.

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n. a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion

Word Usage

"The chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Chris Van Hollen, criticized the conservative "Restoring Honor" rally on the National Mall this weekend as "blatantly political," and predicts voters in swing districts will be turned off by "outrageous rhetoric on the right," which he characterized as ranting conspiracy theories."

Verb Form

ranted ranting rants

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

grandiosity rhetoric grandiloquence ornateness magniloquence mouth verbalise speak verbalize utter

Cross Reference

rave

Form

ranted ranting

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

bombast declaim

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

Ant Brandt Brant Grant Kant Levant Quant ant aunt brant