Rant
- Rant
- Rant Rant (r[a^]nt), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Ranted}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Ranting}.] [OD. ranten, randen, to dote, to be
enraged.]
To rave in violent, high-sounding, or extravagant language,
without dignity of thought; to be noisy, boisterous, and
bombastic in talk or declamation; as, a ranting preacher.
[1913 Webster]
Look where my ranting host of the Garter comes! --Shak.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
2000.
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Rant — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Rant. La vida de un asesino Autor Chuck Palahniuk Género literario Novela Subgénero Satírico Edición original en inglés (2007) … Wikipedia Español
Rant — Rant, n. High sounding language, without importance or dignity of thought; boisterous, empty declamation; bombast; as, the rant of fanatics. [1913 Webster] This is a stoical rant, without any foundation in the nature of man or reason of things.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
rant — [rænt] v [I and T] [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Early Dutch ranten] to talk or complain in a loud excited and rather confused way because you feel strongly about something rant about ▪ She was still ranting about the unfairness of it all. ▪ Why don… … Dictionary of contemporary English
ranţ — s. v. creţ, cută, dungă, încreţitură, rid, rumegătură, rumeguş, zbârcitură. Trimis de siveco, 13.09.2007. Sursa: Sinonime ranţ, ránţuri, s.n. (reg.) 1. cută, zbârcitură. 2. franj; urioc. 3. femeie morală. 4. ferăstrău. 5. roată dinţată. Trimis… … Dicționar Român
rant — [n] yelling, raving bluster, bombast, diatribe, fustian, harangue, oration, philippic, rhapsody, rhetoric, rodomontade, tirade, vociferation; concepts 44,49,52 Ant. calm, quiet rant [v] yell, rave bellow, bloviate, blow one’s top*, bluster, carry … New thesaurus
rant — [rant] vi., vt. [< obs. Du ranten, to rave, akin to Ger ranzen, to be noisy, anranzen, to affront] to talk or say in a loud, wild, extravagant way; declaim violently; rave n. 1. ranting speech 2. [Scot. or North Eng.] a boisterous merrymaking… … English World dictionary
rant|y — «RAN tee», adjective. British Dialect. 1. raving or wild, as with passion, anger, or pain. 2. lively, boisterous, or riotous. ╂[< rant + y1] … Useful english dictionary
rant — index bombast, declaim, fustian, outpour, reprimand, rodomontade Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
rant at — index reproach Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
rant — n *bombast, fustian, rodomontade, rhapsody Analogous words: inflatedness or inflation, turgidity, tumidity, flatu lence (see corresponding adjectives at INFLATED) … New Dictionary of Synonyms