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rants

/ˈɹænts/

rants is the plural of rant.

rants is the third-person singular simple present indicative of rant.

Meaning of rant

Noun

rant (plural rants)

  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.

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Phrases with rants

Words that rhyme with rants

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Questions about rants

What is rants the plural of?
Rants is the plural of rant.
How do you pronounce rants?
Rants is pronounced /ˈɹænts/.

Words near rants in the dictionary

  1. rantistirion
  2. rantle-tree
  3. rantle-trees
  4. Ranton
  5. Rantoul
  6. rants
  7. rants and raves
  8. rantsona
  9. rantsonas
  10. ranty
  11. Rantz

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