rant

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Pronunciation

• (British, America) IPA: /ɹænt/

Verb

rant (rants, present participle ranting; past and past participle ranted)

1. To speak or shout at length in uncontrollable anger.
2. To criticize by ranting.
3. (dated) To speak extravagantly, as in merriment.
4. To dance rant steps.

Translations

• German: poltern
• Italian: strepitare, farneticare, parlare a vanvera
• Russian: негодовать
• Spanish: despotricar

Translations

• French: râler
• Italian: declamare, sciorinare
• Spanish: vilipendiar, echar pestes (colloquial)

Noun

rant (plural rants)

1. A criticism done by ranting.
2. A wild, emotional, and sometimes incoherent articulation.
3. 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.

Translations

• Italian: declamazione
• Portuguese: criticismo
• Spanish: invectiva

Translations

• Italian: farneticamento

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