<p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>(used without object) to speak or declaim extravagantly or violently; talk in a wild or vehement way; rave: The demagogue ranted for hours.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>(used with object) to utter or declaim in a ranting manner.</li></ul><p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.</li><li>a ranting utterance.</li></ul><p><strong>Synonyms</strong></p><ul><li>extravagance, bombast.</li></ul>