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  • 21rant — [[t]rænt[/t]] v. i. 1) to speak or declaim extravagantly or violently; talk wildly; rave 2) to utter or declaim in a ranting manner 3) extravagant or vehement declamation 4) a ranting speech or other utterance • Etymology: 1590–1600; < D… …

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  • 22rant — /rænt / (say rant) verb (i) 1. to speak or declaim extravagantly or violently; talk in a wild or vehement way. –verb (t) 2. to utter or declaim in a ranting manner. –noun 3. ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation. 4. a ranting utterance.… …

  • 23rant — Runt Runt, n. [Written also {rant}.] [Scot. runt an old cow, an old, withered woman, a hardened stem or stalk, the trunk of a tree; cf. D. rund a bullock, an ox or cow, G. rind. Cf. {Rother}, a.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any animal which is unusually small …

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  • 24rant — ranter, n. rantingly, adv. /rant/, v.i. 1. to speak or declaim extravagantly or violently; talk in a wild or vehement way; rave: The demagogue ranted for hours. v.t. 2. to utter or declaim in a ranting manner. n. 3. ranting, extravagant, or… …

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  • 25rant — Synonyms and related words: absurdity, act, amphigory, assault, attack, babble, babblement, balderdash, barbarize, batter, bawl out, be angry, be excitable, be insane, be livid, be pissed, bellow, berate, bibble babble, blabber, blather, blow a… …

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  • 26rant v — Some people use a restaurant to rest and rant …

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  • 27rant — 1. verb she ranted about the unfairness Syn: fulminate, go on, hold forth, vociferate, sound off, spout, pontificate, bluster, declaim; shout, yell, bellow; informal mouth off 2. noun he went into a rant about them Syn: tirade …

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  • 28rant — v 1. orate, speechify, declaim, discourse, expound, expatiate, hold forth, perorate, go on, go on and on; speak, make an address, talk, take to the hustings, soapbox, Inf. stump; boast, brag, crow, trumpet, talk big, exaggerate, hyperbolize, tell …

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  • 29Rant — m Stoß; einem einen Rant geben, hängt wohl mit rennen zusammen …

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  • 30rant and rave — phrase to shout and complain angrily about something Thesaurus: to complainsynonym to shout and to talk loudlysynonym to say something, or to speak to someone in an angry waysynonym Main entry: rant * * * shout and compla …

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