To rave in violent, high-sounding, or extravagant language, without dignity of thought; to be noisy, boisterous, and bombastic in talk or declamation; as, a ranting preacher
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. Rant is also a noun. Part I is a rant against organised religion. + ranting rantings rant·ing He had been listening to Goldstone's rantings all night
An exposition written, or more often oral, where emotionality supersedes rationality. Its purpose is a call to action, often identifying a target for ire and a path to resolution. Due to the pejorative connotation of the term it is a descriptor that is often subjective, most often applied to messages disagreed with. IE: Hitlers speeches were rants, Churchills were spellbinding
High-sounding language, without importance or dignity of thought; boisterous, empty declamation; bombast; as, the rant of fanatics
disapproval 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. to talk or complain in a loud excited and rather confused way because you feel strongly about something rant about (Early ranten)