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Definition of rant verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

rant

verb

NAmE//rænt//

[intransitive, transitive] rant (on) (about something) rant at somebody + speech (disapproving)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they rant

he / she / it rants

past simple ranted

-ing form ranting

to speak or complain about something in a loud and/or angry way

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Idioms

rant and rave (disapproving)

to show that you are angry by shouting or complaining loudly for a long time

rant noun

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