# rant
## English
### Etymology

From Dutch ranten, randen (“to talk nonsense, rave”), from Middle Dutch ranten (“to rant, babble, goof around”), of uncertain origin; but apparently related to Middle High German ranzen (“to dance, jump around, frolic”), German ranzen (“to be ardent, be in heat, copulate, mate, ramble, join up”).

### Pronunciation

* (US, parts of UK) IPA: /ɹænt/
* (parts of UK) IPA: /ɹɑːnt/
* Rhymes: -ænt, -ɑːnt
* Audio (parts of UK); /ɹænt/:(file)

### Verb

rant (third-person singular simple present rants, present participle ranting, simple past and past participle ranted)
* To speak or shout at length in uncontrollable anger.
* To disseminate one's own opinions in a—typically—one-sided, strong manner.
    Harry was ranting about his boss again, but nobody paid any attention.
* To criticize by ranting.
* (dated) To speak extravagantly, as in merriment.
* To dance rant steps.

#### Derived terms

* rant and rave

#### Translations

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### Noun

rant (plural rants)
* A criticism done by ranting.
* A wild, emotional, and sometimes incoherent articulation.
* A type of dance step usually performed in clogs, and particularly (but not exclusively) associated with the English North West Morris tradition. The rant step consists of alternately bringing one foot across and in front of the other and striking the ground, with the other foot making a little hop.

#### Derived terms

* /end rant
* rantful
* ranty

#### See also

* screed

### See also

* ramble
* rave

### Further reading

* “rant”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
* William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “rant”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.

### Anagrams

* ar'n't, natr-, trna, Tarn, tran, Tran, tRNA, tarn, arn't

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Alternative forms

* rana, ranet (of rane)

### Verb

rant
* simple past of renne
* past participle of rane

## Polish
### Etymology

Borrowed from German Rand. Doublet of rand.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈrant/
* (Masovia):
** (Far Masovian) IPA: /ˈrant/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ant
* Syllabification: rant
* Homophone: rand

### Noun

rant m inan (related adjective rantowy)
* edge (especially coin edge)
    Synonyms: brzeg, krawędź

#### Declension
### Further reading

* rant in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* rant in Polish dictionaries at PWN
* Antoni Waga (1860) “rant”, in “Abecadłowy spis wyrazów ludowego języka w okolicach Łomży, Wizny i przyległych”, in Kazimierz Władysław Wóycicki, editor, Biblioteka Warszawska (in Polish), volume 2, Warsaw, page 757

## Turkish
### Etymology

From French rente.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɾɑnt/

### Noun

rant (definite accusative rantı, plural rantlar)
* (economics) unearned income

#### Declension

singular
plural
nominative
rant
rantlar
definite accusative
rantı
rantları
dative
ranta
rantlara
locative
rantta
rantlarda
ablative
ranttan
rantlardan
genitive
rantın
rantların
Possessive forms
nominative
singular
plural
1st singular
rantım
rantlarım
2nd singular
rantın
rantların
3rd singular
rantı
rantları
1st plural
rantımız
rantlarımız
2nd plural
rantınız
rantlarınız
3rd plural
rantları
rantları
definite accusative
singular
plural
1st singular
rantımı
rantlarımı
2nd singular
rantını
rantlarını
3rd singular
rantını
rantlarını
1st plural
rantımızı
rantlarımızı
2nd plural
rantınızı
rantlarınızı
3rd plural
rantlarını
rantlarını
dative
singular
plural
1st singular
rantıma
rantlarıma
2nd singular
rantına
rantlarına
3rd singular
rantına
rantlarına
1st plural
rantımıza
rantlarımıza
2nd plural
rantınıza
rantlarınıza
3rd plural
rantlarına
rantlarına
locative
singular
plural
1st singular
rantımda
rantlarımda
2nd singular
rantında
rantlarında
3rd singular
rantında
rantlarında
1st plural
rantımızda
rantlarımızda
2nd plural
rantınızda
rantlarınızda
3rd plural
rantlarında
rantlarında
ablative
singular
plural
1st singular
rantımdan
rantlarımdan
2nd singular
rantından
rantlarından
3rd singular
rantından
rantlarından
1st plural
rantımızdan
rantlarımızdan
2nd plural
rantınızdan
rantlarınızdan
3rd plural
rantlarından
rantlarından
genitive
singular
plural
1st singular
rantımın
rantlarımın
2nd singular
rantının
rantlarının
3rd singular
rantının
rantlarının
1st plural
rantımızın
rantlarımızın
2nd plural
rantınızın
rantlarınızın
3rd plural
rantlarının
rantlarının :