Rant meaning

Noun: rant

Pronunciation: (rant)

Rant meaning:

1. A loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion. Synonyms: harangue, ranting
2. Pompous or pretentious talk or writing. Synonyms: blah, bombast, claptrap, fustian

Verb: rant

Rant meaning: Talk in a noisy, excited or declamatory manner. Synonyms: jabber, mouth off, rabbit on, rave, spout

Quotations: Bob Gansler – I could rant and rave about a lot of things. I could rant and rave about the man in the middle. I could rant and rave about the unsportsmanlike behaviour of Glen for most of the game. I could certainly rant and rave about the schedule which forced us to play Wednesday night and again on Friday and on a rainy, knee deep field. There are all sorts of physiological reasons, but the bottom line is we didn’t play well enough early enough in order to go and get that first goal.

Kendall Hayes – I get a little hard-headed about things with what I want done and to their credit, they let me rant everyone once in awhile. It’s tough to play that hard all the time.

William Cobbett – The Christian religion, then, is not an affair of preaching, or prating, or ranting, but of taking care of the bodies as well as the souls of people; not an affair of belief and of faith and of professions, but an affair of doing good, and especially to those who are in want; not an affair of fire and brimstone, but an affair of bacon and read, beer and a bed.

Michael Class – Sadly, the Colorado high school teacher who drew national attention for his classroom rants has lots of company. I was appalled at how some teachers presented American history to my own children. My son and daughter learned that Thomas Jefferson had slaves before they learned that he wrote the document articulating our rights and duties as free people. My children knew that more than a hundred thousand people died when the atomic bomb was dropped on Japan, but they were not made to understand the moral context and the enormous scale of the conflict called World War II in which the atomic bomb story fit.

Jamie King – I hadn’t swum very well and had been entered into a race I didn’t want to swim. He pulled me aside in front of the whole team and had a 10-minute rant and rave and told me I was the worst swimmer he had ever worked with. A lot of people were scared of Bill but no one would really stand up to him. He’s caused a lot of people to give up.

Roy McFarland – I had a rant and lost it a bit but lost it for the team not for myself. These players have given everything they can for our supporters and they deserved better than what they got that day from a small section of fans.

Miriam Weinstein – Although I have spent this book ranting about supper, you may have noticed that, underneath it all, supper is not really the point. Supper is only the occasion, the excuse. The subject is actually family, establishing, enjoying, and maintaining ties. The goal is creating and reinforcing a secure place for your loved ones in a society that can seem awfully uninterested in human needs.

Erik Heimann – I don’t pretend to be any smarter than Average Joe. To be honest, I’m not even sure what I’m saying half the time. My vocabulary is not as big as my lyrics would suggest. That said, I’ve always had a passion for creative writing, language and wordplay. I think a singer has a dual opportunity to be artistic: I have my voice as my instrument, but I also have an entire language at my disposal. Why not explore the outer realms? I’d be doing this band an injustice if I did anything less. I wanted this album to be more poetic, with less ranting and raving, and I think I did that, but without sacrificing my intellect or personal philosophies.

Curtis Deloatch- I don’t think it’s going to be like a war or anything. Before the game I’m pretty sure there’s going to be ranting and raving going on, but once we hit the field we all know we’ve got to play between the whistles.

Rodney Crowell – So I set it in a bar and made him say, ‘Hey, I’m a drag when I’ve had a few drinks, you know?’ While I was careful to give him ownership of the fact that he was ranting, it’s certainly my beliefs. To me, the presidential election was a smokescreen, a diversion. From my point of view, the engine room for what’s wrong is in Congress. That’s really the connection between the people and government.

Sample sentences:

1. The failures of the press have contributed immensely to the emergence of a talk-show nation, in which public discourse is reduced to ranting and raving and posturing.
2. She knows her man, and when you rant and swear, can draw you to her with a single hair.
3. Well, you have one problem with your rant. We didn’t do it.
4. They tax protestors can pack whatever chambers they want, and they can scream and rant all they want. This is one vote they’re never going to get on their side.
5. It’s true. There have times when we’ve had bad days. We come to this class, rant and rave a little, and feel better before the bell ring.
6. Sometimes, in situations like this, you’d expect him to rant and rave. But he knows that’s not the right move. He knows the way people work. He is as much a psychologist as a strategist.
7. We’ve always defeated those types of things in full committee. At least when his bills die, he doesn’t rant and rave.
8. It’s a lot more fun for actors to cry and rant and rave, or have a drug problem or a drinking problem.
9. I was very disappointed in their effort in that quarter. I’m not the sort of coach that likes to rant and rave but the players would have definitely understood my message in the change rooms after the game, it was unacceptable.
10. My own view would be to let Saddam bluster, let him rant and rave all he wants. As long as he behaves himself within his own borders, we should not be addressing any attack or resources against him.
11. Rant and rave at the system, defy the court and then eventually simmer down as the trial moves forward.
12. Coach Whip has been awesome with me. He’s not a big yeller, a ranting and raving guy, which is good for me. I like to just be able to talk to my coach, and he’s been able to help me grow as a quarterback.
13. I think the guys have kind of accepted that with me and I think I try to go on the field and play that way. I’m not a guy who’s going to be yelling or ranting and raving and trying to talk to be a leader. I’d rather lead by example. It’s made me feel more comfortable out there on the field.
14. It’s nonsense, absolute nonsense that the United States refuses to have a drug interdiction agreement for fear of the raving and ranting of a group of people in Miami, even though we’re willing to do it in exchange for nothing.
15. Usually if she didn’t see this one employee she would leave ranting and raving. I could see her making gestures and just acting oddly. We never saw her with anybody. She was always alone