ranting

Thân thiện

A man is ranting about a delayed train at the station.

Definition

Noun: A loud, bombastic, and emotionally charged speech or outburst. It refers to a lengthy, often angry or impassioned, declaration made with strong feeling, typically lacking in logical substance or restraint.

Usage

Ranting is used to describe the act of speaking or shouting at length in a wild, impassioned, and often unreasonable way. It implies a loss of control and a focus on emotional expression over coherent argument.

Examples

• The customer's ranting about the poor service lasted for nearly ten minutes.
• We had to listen to his political ranting all through dinner.
• Her online post was not a reasoned critique but mere ranting.

Advanced Usage

• As a verbal noun (gerund): The word often functions as a gerund, describing the action itself.
  • His constant ranting about minor issues made him difficult to work with.
• In a clinical or descriptive context: Can be used to describe a symptom or a style of communication.
  • The patient's speech was characterized by incoherent ranting.

Variants and Related Words

• Rant (verb/noun): The base form. As a verb: . As a noun: .
• Ranter (noun): A person who rants.

Synonyms

• Tirade
• Harangue
• Diatribe
• Invective
• Bombast

Related Phrases

• To go on a rant: To begin ranting.
  • He went on a rant about the state of modern television.
• Rant and rave: To protest or complain loudly and angrily.
  • She spent the afternoon ranting and raving about the new company policy.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion

Từ đồng nghĩa

• harangue
• rant