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ranting and raving

ranting and raving is the present participle and gerund of rant and rave.

Meaning of rant and rave

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To express furious anger.

Questions about ranting and raving

What is ranting and raving the present participle and gerund of?
Ranting and raving is the present participle and gerund of rant and rave.

Words near ranting and raving in the dictionary

  1. Ranthambore
  2. Rantian
  3. rantier
  4. rantiest
  5. ranting
  6. ranting and raving
  7. rantingly
  8. rantings
  9. rantipole
  10. rantipoled
  11. rantipoles

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