rant
noun [C] /rænt/Definition
› a long, angry, and confused speech: The minister's speech descended into a rant against his political opponents.Talking angrily ranting /ˈræn.tɪŋ/
/-t̬ɪŋ/ noun [U] (also rantings)
/-t̬ɪŋ/ noun [U] (also rantings) (Definition of rant noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- berate verb
- dressing-down noun
- fling verb (SAY ANGRILY)
- hiss verb
- huff verb
- jump down sb's throat idiom
- lecture verb
- mouth off (about sth) phrasal verb
- rant verb
- roasting noun
- rollicking noun
- snap sb's head off idiom
- snap verb (SPEAK)
- snarl verb
- spit blood/venom idiom
- spit sth out phrasal verb
- storm verb (EMOTIONAL REACTION)
- suppose verb (THINK LIKELY)
- tear into sb phrasal verb
- upbraid verb
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