ranting

Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. shouting and making a fuss
v. to speak loudly and passionately

Phrases & Collocations

rant and rave

Example Sentences

she was still ranting on about the unfairness of it all.

He stood there for about twenty minutes ranting and raving about the colour of the new paint.

She was ranting about the terrible service at the restaurant.

He spent the entire evening ranting about his boss.

Stop ranting and start looking for solutions.

I can't stand listening to him ranting all the time.

The customer was ranting loudly at the cashier.

She was ranting and raving about the unfair treatment.

His ranting and raving only made the situation worse.

I'm tired of his constant ranting about politics.

Instead of ranting, try to communicate calmly.

The boss was ranting about the missed deadline.

Real-world Examples

Stop ranting about how awful other people are.

Source: Comedy

" What rantings" ? the dwarf asked, toying with his rabble.

Source: A Dance with Dragons: The Song of Ice and Fire (Bilingual Chinese-English)

She stopped to draw a deep breath and then went ranting on.

Source: All-Star Read "Harry Potter" Collection

Listen to the paranoid, volatile, often racist rantings captured on the taping system Nixon had installed in the Oval Office.

Source: The Economist - International

We spent 30 minutes instead of preparing for this presentation talking about, and ranting about adverbs.

Source: Stanford Open Course: How to Communicate Effectively

And where global leaders don't risk instigating World War Three, by ranting on Twitter at 2 AM.

Source: BBC Ideas Selection (Bilingual)

Dumbledore tried to say something, but Hagrid went ranting on, waving the rooster around in his agitation, sending feathers everywhere.

Source: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Well, it turns out that ranting may not be the best choice, sorry!

Source: Life Noggin

He was just ranting about some guy named Timmy for 30 minutes straight.

Source: MBTI Personality Types Guide

'So that is the kind of idea you harbor beneath your ranting about justice'.

Source: The heart is a lonely hunter.

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