transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈram-pənt also ]
-ˌpant adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, present participle of ramper
Date: 14th century
1.
a. : rearing upon the hind legs with forelegs extended
b. : standing on one hind foot with one foreleg raised above the other and the head in profile — used of a heraldic animal
2.
a. : marked by a menacing wildness, extravagance, or absence of restraint
rampant rumors
b. : profusely widespread
rampant weeds
• ram·pant·ly adverb
[
rampant 1b: a lion rampant
]