n.
Pronunciation: ' rant
Function: verb
Etymology: obsolete Dutch ranten, randen
Date: 1601
intransitive verb
1 : to talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner
2 : to scold vehemently
transitive verb : to utter in a bombastic declamatory fashion
– rant · er noun
– rant · ing · ly \ ' ran-ti ŋ -l ē \ adverb