: to talk loudly and in a way that shows anger : to complain in a way that is unreasonable [no obj] ▪ “You can rant and rave all you want,” she said, “but it's not going to change things.” — often + about ▪ He always rants about the evils of the film industry. — often + on ▪ She ranted on for hours about the smoking ban. [+ obj] ▪ He ranted that they were out to get him.
— rant noun, plural rants [count]
▪ We had to listen to his rant about the evils of the film industry.
▪ We had to listen to his rant about the evils of the film industry.







