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  • 51rant — I UK [rænt] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms rant : present tense I/you/we/they rant he/she/it rants present participle ranting past tense ranted past participle ranted to complain or talk loudly and angrily for a long time, sometimes saying… …

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  • 52rant — [[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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  • 53barn-storming —  1. n. Ranting behaviour.  2. adj. Ranting …

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  • 54tub — n. & v. n. 1 an open flat bottomed usu. round container for various purposes. 2 a tub shaped (usu. plastic) carton. 3 the amount a tub will hold. 4 colloq. a bath. 5 a colloq. a clumsy slow boat. b a stout roomy boat for rowing practice. 6 (in… …

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  • 55rantingly — adverb Etymology: from ranting, present participle of rant + ly : in a ranting manner * * * rantˈingly adverb • • • Main Entry: ↑rant …

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  • 56Harangue — Ha*rangue (h[.a]*r[a^]ng ), n. [F. harangue: cf. Sp. arenga, It. aringa; lit., a speech before a multitude or on the hustings, It. aringo arena, hustings, pulpit; all fr. OHG. hring ring, anything round, ring of people, G. ring. See {Ring}.] A… …

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  • 57Rantingly — Rant ing*ly, adv. In a ranting manner. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 58Slang-whanger — Slang whang er, n. [Slang + whang to beat.] One who uses abusive slang; a ranting partisan. [Colloq. or Humorous] W. Irving. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 59Tare — Tear Tear (t[^a]r), v. t. [imp. {Tore} (t[=o]r), ((Obs. {Tare}) (t[^a]r); p. p. {Torn} (t[=o]rn); p. pr. & vb. n. {Tearing}.] [OE. teren, AS. teran; akin to OS. farterian to destroy, D. teren to consume, G. zerren to pull, to tear, zehren to… …

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  • 60Tear — (t[^a]r), v. t. [imp. {Tore} (t[=o]r), ((Obs. {Tare}) (t[^a]r); p. p. {Torn} (t[=o]rn); p. pr. & vb. n. {Tearing}.] [OE. teren, AS. teran; akin to OS. farterian to destroy, D. teren to consume, G. zerren to pull, to tear, zehren to consume, Icel …

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