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ranted

ranted is the simple past and past participle of rant.

Meaning of rant

Verb

rant (third-person singular simple present rants, present participle ranting, simple past and past participle ranted)

  1. To speak or shout at length in uncontrollable anger.
  2. 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.
  3. To criticize by ranting.
  4. (dated) To speak extravagantly, as in merriment.
  5. To dance rant steps.

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Phrases with ranted

Questions about ranted

What is ranted the simple past and past participle of?
Ranted is the simple past and past participle of rant.

Words near ranted in the dictionary

  1. rantallion
  2. rantallions
  3. rantang
  4. rantangs
  5. rantankerous
  6. ranted
  7. ranted and raved
  8. Rantem
  9. ranter
  10. ranter-go-round
  11. Ranterism

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