Rant — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion

pompous or pretentious talk or writing

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹˈænt/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹˈant/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹˈant/

1 syllable Say it as /ɹˈænt/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

fustian blah spout mouth off harangue rave jabber bombast claptrap rabbit on ranting

Parts of Speech

noun	a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion
noun	pompous or pretentious talk or writing
verb	talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner

Word Forms

harangue	verb	deliver a harangue to; address forcefully
rant	verb	talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner
bombastic	adjective	ostentatiously lofty in style
rant	noun	pompous or pretentious talk or writing
ranter	noun	someone who rants and raves; speaks in a violent or loud manner
ranting	noun	a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion
jabberer	noun	someone whose talk is trivial drivel
jabbering	noun	rapid and indistinct speech
jabber	noun	rapid and indistinct speech
spouter	noun	an obnoxious and foolish and loquacious talker
raver	noun	someone who rants and raves; speaks in a violent or loud manner
raving	noun	declaiming wildly

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

schimpfen

eine laute, bombastische Deklamation, ausgedrückt mit starker Emotion

🇫🇷French

coup de gueule

une forte déclamation grandiloquente exprimée avec une forte émotion

🇪🇸Spanish

despotricar

una fuerte declamación grandilocuente expresada con fuerte emoción

🇮🇹Italian

sfogo

una forte declamazione roboante espressa con forte emozione

🇳🇱Dutch

tirade

een luide bombastische declamatie, uitgedrukt met sterke emotie

🇵🇹Portuguese

discurso retórico

uma declamação bombástica alta expressada com forte emoção

🇷🇺Russian

разглагольствовать

громкое напыщенное заявление, выраженное с сильными эмоциями

India

🇮🇳Hindi

शेख़ी

तीव्र भावना के साथ व्यक्त किया गया जोरदार आडंबरपूर्ण उद्घोष

🇧🇩Bengali

রান্ট

দৃঢ় আবেগের সাথে প্রকাশ করা একটি জোরে বোমাবাজি ঘোষণা

🇮🇳Tamil

கூச்சல்

வலுவான உணர்ச்சியுடன் வெளிப்படுத்தப்பட்ட உரத்த வெடிகுண்டு அறிவிப்பு

🇮🇳Telugu

కోపము

బలమైన భావోద్వేగంతో వ్యక్తీకరించబడిన బిగ్గరగా బాంబు ప్రకటన

🇮🇳Marathi

बडबड

तीव्र भावनांसह व्यक्त केलेली एक जोरात बॉम्बस्फोट घोषणा

🇮🇳Gujarati

બડબડાટ

એક જોરદાર બોમ્બિસ્ટિક ઘોષણા મજબૂત લાગણી સાથે વ્યક્ત કરવામાં આવી હતી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಗಲಾಟೆ

ಬಲವಾದ ಭಾವನೆಯೊಂದಿಗೆ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಪಡಿಸಿದ ಜೋರಾಗಿ ಬೊಂಬಾಟ್ ಘೋಷಣೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മുറുമുറുപ്പ്

ശക്തമായ വികാരത്തോടെ പ്രകടിപ്പിക്കുന്ന ഉച്ചത്തിലുള്ള സ്ഫോടനാത്മക പ്രഖ്യാപനം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਰੌਲਾ

ਇੱਕ ਉੱਚੀ ਧਮਾਕੇਦਾਰ ਘੋਸ਼ਣਾ ਮਜ਼ਬੂਤ ਭਾਵਨਾ ਨਾਲ ਪ੍ਰਗਟ ਕੀਤੀ ਗਈ

🇵🇰Urdu

چیخ

شدید جذبات کے ساتھ ایک بلند وبالا اعلان

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

咆哮

表达强烈情感的大声夸夸其谈

🇯🇵Japanese

暴言を吐く

強い感情を伴った大声で大げさな宣言

🇰🇷Korean

호언장담

강한 감정을 표현한 시끄럽고 과장된 선언

🇻🇳Vietnamese

lời nói huênh hoang

một lời tuyên bố khoa trương lớn thể hiện với cảm xúc mạnh mẽ

🇹🇭Thai

พูดจาโผงผาง

เสียงประกาศดังกระหึ่มแสดงออกมาด้วยอารมณ์อันแรงกล้า

🇮🇩Indonesian

mengoceh

pernyataan bombastis yang keras diungkapkan dengan emosi yang kuat

🇲🇾Malay

mengarut

deklamasi bombastik yang kuat diluahkan dengan emosi yang kuat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تبجح

خطاب منمق بصوت عالٍ تم التعبير عنه بعاطفة قوية

🇮🇷Persian

فحش دادن

یک صدای بلند بمباران آمیز که با احساسات شدید بیان شد

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְדַבֵּר בְּטִרוּף

הכרזה בומבסטית רועשת המובעת ברגש חזק

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