Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary - rant

(rants, ranting, ranted) 1. If you say that someone rants, you mean that they talk loudly or angrily, and exaggerate or say foolish things. As the boss began to rant, I stood up and went out... Even their three dogs got bored and fell asleep as he ranted on... ‘Let’s get it over and done with, and to hell with them,’ he ranted. VERB: V, V on, V with quote • Rant is also a noun. Part I is a rant against organised religion. N-COUNT • ranting (rantings) He had been listening to Goldstone’s rantings all night... N-VAR 2. If you say that someone rants and raves, you mean that they talk loudly and angrily in an uncontrolled way. I don’t rant and rave or throw tea cups. PHRASE: Vs inflect c darkgreen]disapproval