rant

== English == === Etymology === From Dutch ranten, randen (“to talk nonsense, rave”), from Middle Dutch ranten (“to rant, babble, goof around”), of uncertain origin; but apparently related to Middle High German ranzen (“to dance, jump around, frolic”), German ranzen (“to be ardent, be in heat, copulate, mate, ramble, join up”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, US) IPA(key): /ɹænt/ (Standard Southern British, Northern England) IPA(key): /ɹant/ (Scotland, Wales) IPA(key): /ɾant/ (Australian) IPA(key): /ɹæːnt/ (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ɹɛnt/ Rhymes: -ænt, -ɑːnt === Verb === rant (third-person singular simple present rants, present participle ranting, simple past and past participle ranted) To speak or shout at length in uncontrollable anger. To disseminate one's own opinions in a—typically—one-sided, strong manner. To criticize by ranting. (dated) To speak extravagantly, as in merriment. To dance rant steps. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === rant (plural rants) A criticism done by ranting. A wild, emotional, and sometimes incoherent articulation. A type of dance step usually performed in clogs, and particularly (but not exclusively) associated with the English North West Morris tradition. The rant step consists of alternately bringing one foot across and in front of the other and striking the ground, with the other foot making a little hop. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → German: Rant ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== screed === See also === ramble rave === Further reading === “rant”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “rant”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. === Anagrams === ar'n't, natr-, trna, Tarn, tran, Tran, tRNA, tarn, arn't == Norwegian Bokmål == === Alternative forms === rana, ranet (of rane) === Verb === rant simple past of renne past participle of rane == Polish == === Etymology === Borrowed from German Rand. Doublet of rand. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ant Syllabification: rant Homophone: rand === Noun === rant m inan (related adjective rantowy) edge (especially coin edge) Synonyms: brzeg, krawędź ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “rant”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “rant”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[2] (in Polish) Antoni Waga (1860), “rant”, in “Abecadłowy spis wyrazów ludowego języka w okolicach Łomży, Wizny i przyległych”, in Kazimierz Władysław Wóycicki, editor, Biblioteka Warszawska‎[3] (in Polish), volume 2, Warsaw, page 757 == Turkish == === Etymology === From French rente. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɾɑnt/ === Noun === rant (definite accusative rantı, plural rantlar) (economics, often derogatory) unearned income ==== Declension ====