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Ranted

Rant \Rant\ (r[a^]nt), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Ranted; p. pr. & vb. n. Ranting.] [OD. ranten, randen, to dote, to be enraged.] 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.

Look where my ranting host of the Garter comes!
--Shak.

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ranted

vb. (en-past of: rant)

Usage examples of "ranted".

Having repeated himself at length on his displeasure with her shameless venture for the Weyr that had resulted in such an insufferable message from M'tani, he ranted on through his usual grievances, about his illness, about the puny size of the clutch.

Third had ranted on and on about the dangers of such a concession, then glared at Todd to make the translation of ten minutes of rebuttal.

With a gesture to signify that the women could be processed or released as their condition war ranted, the LEO commissioner hurried back to the In cident Room.

Anella ranted on a bit more, but she would never learn the answer, having shattered any chance she might have had of gaining the trust and confidence of those in the Hall that night.

Old Uncle was delighted to talk and ranted on about the influence of the stars, but when Yanus, Elgion and two of the other older shipmasters had sifted through what he'd said, it was not to any great increase in knowledge.

Until she ranted that he was without conscience, loyalty or honour in his devious and unworthy association with shipfish.

At breakfast times, her eyes sometimes were focused on something far, far away rather than being cast down in holy resignation as they should have been, even while the Marshal ranted over the latest letters and promotion lists, bloody bedamn this, bloody bedamn that.

The Marshal yelled, ranted, threatened, while Aufors said he understood the Marshal's feelings.

While the Shah ranted and roared, the Marshal went out onto the desert, selected a few dozen men to serve as sentries, and posted some well out upon the dunes and others upon the walls while the horde itself was directed to bivouac around the refuge.

I beared the admiral screamed, but Longstaff just ranted, ‘North, by God, you be ordered north!

Even that idiot general’s seen the light for once and agrees absolutely,” and he ranted on, damning Cunnington and Longstaff to Struan’s amusement.

Perhaps because he knew he should beg her forgiveness, and would not, Ahmed ranted at her for hours within the shocked hearing of her family.

He would make her sit with him until midnight while he drank djinns and ranted about the injustices of his life.

They ranted on‑death‑of‑democracy, autocratic‑tyranny‑until he smiled gently, gently, and said, 'My friends, yesterday my daughter was betrothed to Zafar Zulfikar.