rant

 
Pronunciation: /rant/

verb

[no object]
  • speak or shout at length in an angry, impassioned way: she was still ranting on about the unfairness of it all

noun

  • a spell of ranting; a tirade: his rants against organized religion

Phrases

rant and rave

shout and complain angrily and at length: stop ranting and raving for a minute and start being honest with yourself

Origin:

late 16th century (in the sense 'behave boisterously'): from Dutch ranten 'talk nonsense, rave'