From en.wiktionary.org:
[Rant]
** English
*** Etymology
From [en], [nl], from [en], of [en] origin; but apparently related to [gmh],
[de].
*** Pronunciation
- [en]
- [en]
- [en]
- [en]
*** Verb
[en-verb]
1. To speak or shout at length in uncontrollable anger.
2. To disseminate one's own opinions in a—typically—one-sided, strong manner.
3. To criticize by ranting.
4. [en] To speak extravagantly, as in merriment .
5. To dance rant steps.
**** Derived terms
- [en]
**** Translations
[to speak or shout at length in uncontrollable anger]
- Albanian : [sq] , [sq] (Gheg)
- Czech: [cs] , [cs]
- Dutch: [nl] , [nl] , [nl]
- Finnish: [fi] , [fi] , [fi]
- Galician: [gl] , [gl] , [gl] , [gl]
- German: [de]
- Italian: [it] , [it]
- Latin: [la]
- Maori: [mi] , [mi] , [mi]
- Russian: [ru]
- Sicilian: [scn] , [scn] , [scn]
- Slovak: [sk] , [sk] , [sk]
- Spanish: [es]
- Swedish: [sv]
- Turkish: [tr]
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[to criticise by ranting]
- Albanian : [sq]
- Dutch: [nl]
- Finnish: [fi] , [fi] , [fi]
- French: [fr]
- Galician: [gl] , [gl] , [gl]
- Italian: [it] , [it]
- Polish: [pl]
- Portuguese: [pt]
- Sicilian: [scn] , [scn]
- Slovak: [sk]
- Spanish: [es] , [es] [colloquial] , [es]
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- Estonian: [et] , [et]
- Russian: [ru] ; [ru]
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*** Noun
[en-noun]
1. A criticism done by ranting.
2. A wild , emotional , and sometimes incoherent articulation.
3. 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
- [en]
- [en]
- [en]
**** Descendants
- [de]
**** Translations
[criticism]
- Czech: [cs]
- Dutch: [nl]
- Finnish: [fi] , [fi] , [fi]
- German: [de]
- Italian: [it]
- Polish: [pl]
- Portuguese: [pt]
- Russian: [ru]
- Serbo-Croatian: [sh]
- Slovak: [sk] , [sk]
- Spanish: [es] , [es] , [es]
[trans-bottom]
[incoherent and emotional articulation]
- Dutch: [nl] , [nl]
- Finnish: [fi] , [fi] , [fi]
- German: [de] , [de] , [de]
- Italian: [it]
- Maori: [mi] , [mi]
- Polish: [pl] , [pl] , [pl]
- Russian: гневная тирада
- Serbo-Croatian: [sh]
- Slovak: [sk]
- Spanish: [es] [colloquial]
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**** See also
- [en]
*** See also
- [en]
- [en]
*** Further reading
- [R:Webster 1913]
- [R:Century 1911]
*** Anagrams
- [en]
[en]
** Norwegian Bokmål
*** Alternative forms
- [nb]
*** Verb
[nb]
1. [nb]
2. [nb]
** Polish
[lang=pl]
*** Etymology
[pl] [pl]. [pl].
*** Pronunciation
[a=LL-Q809 (pol)-Poemat-rant.wav]
*** Noun
[m-in]
1. edge [especially coin edge]
**** Declension
[pl-decl-noun-m-in]
*** Further reading
- [R:pl:WSJP]
- [R:pl:PWN]
- [757]
** Turkish
*** Etymology
From [tr].
*** Pronunciation
- [tr]
*** Noun
[ı]
1. [tr] unearned income
**** Declension
[ı]