(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
1.
If you say that someone ~s, you mean that they talk loudly or angrily, and exaggerate or say foolish things.
As the boss began to ~, I stood up and went out...
Even their three dogs got bored and fell asleep as he ~ed on...
‘Let’s get it over and done with, and to hell with them,’ he ~ed.
VERB: V, V on , V with quote
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Rant is also a noun.
Part I is a ~ against organised religion.
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~ing (~ings)
He had been listening to Goldstone’s ~ings all night...
N-VAR
2.
If you say that someone ~s and raves, you mean that they talk loudly and angrily in an uncontrolled way.
I don’t ~ and rave or throw tea cups.
PHRASE: Vs inflect disapproval