Definition of rant

"rant" in the noun sense

1. harangue, rant, ranting

a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion

2. bombast, fustian, rant, claptrap, blah

pompous or pretentious talk or writing

"rant" in the verb sense

1. rant, mouth off, jabber, spout, rabbit on, rave

talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner

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Quotations for rant

For zeal's a dreadful termagant, That teaches saints to tear and rant. [ Butler ]

To be proud of an hereditary title, is to rant it in a dead man's clothes. [ Proverb ]

rant in Scrabble®

The word rant is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 4

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters rant:

TARN
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The 166 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In rant

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rant in Words With Friends™

The word rant is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 5

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters rant:

TARN
(27)
 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word rant

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The 178 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In rant

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Words containing the sequence rant

Words that start with rant (8 words)

Words with rant in them (164 words)

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Word Growth involving rant

Shorter words in rant

an ant

an ran

Longer words containing rant

accelerant accelerants

administrant administrants

adulterant adulterants

agglomerant agglomerants antiagglomerants

agglomerant antiagglomerant antiagglomerants

alterant alterants

amaranth amaranths

amaranth amaranthus

ameliorant ameliorants

antitranspirant antitranspirants

aspirant aspirants

blepharanthracosis

cauterant cauterants

celebrant celebrants

colorant colorants decolorants

colorant decolorant decolorants

colourant colourants decolourants

colourant decolourant decolourants

cormorant cormorants

currant blackcurrant blackcurrants

currant currants blackcurrants

currant currants redcurrants

currant redcurrant redcurrants

demonstrant

denaturant denaturants

disquiparant

entrant entrants reentrants

entrant reentrant macroreentrant

entrant reentrant reentrants

equilibrant equilibrants

equiparant

equiponderant

errant aberrant aberrantly

errant aberrant aberrants

errant errants aberrants

errant inerrant

exhilarant exhilarants

expectorant expectorants

exuberant exuberantly

exuberant exuberantness

exuberant overexuberant

figurant figurante figurantes

figurant figurants

forbearant forbearantly

frantic frantically

frantic franticness

fulgurant fulgurantly

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grant fragrant fragrantness

grant fragrant nonfragrant

grant grantable

grant granted regranted

grant grantee grantees

grant granter granters

grant grantholder grantholders

grant granting regranting

grant grants disintegrants

grant grants migrants emigrants

grant grants migrants immigrants nonimmigrants

grant grants migrants nonmigrants

grant grants regrants

grant grants vagrants

grant migrant emigrant emigrants

grant migrant emigrant nonemigrant

grant migrant immigrant antiimmigrant

grant migrant immigrant immigrants nonimmigrants

grant migrant immigrant nonimmigrant nonimmigrants

grant migrant migrants emigrants

grant migrant migrants immigrants nonimmigrants

grant migrant migrants nonmigrants

grant migrant nonmigrant nonmigrants

grant regrant regranted

grant regrant regranting

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guarantee guaranteed unguaranteed

guarantee guaranteeing

guarantee guarantees

guarantied

guaranties

guarantor guarantors

guaranty

histeranthous

hydrant hydrants

ignorant ignorantly

ignorant ignorants

interferant interferants

invigorant invigorants

itinerant

nitrofurantoin nitrofurantoins

obscurant obscurantic obscurantical obscurantically

obscurant obscurantic obscuranticism obscuranticisms

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obscurant obscurantism obscurantisms

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obscurant obscurants

odorant deodorant deodorants

odorant deodorant nondeodorant

odorant odorants deodorants

operant inoperant

outrant outranted

outrant outranting

outrant outrants

paranthelia

paranthelion

paranthracene

penetrant interpenetrant interpenetrants

penetrant nonpenetrant

penetrant penetrants interpenetrants

perforant

perseverant

perspirant antiperspirant antiperspirants

phaneranthous

preponderant preponderantly

protuberant protuberantly

quadrant quadrantectomies

quadrant quadrantectomy

quadrant quadrantes

quadrant quadrants

quarantinable

quarantine quarantined

quarantine quarantiner quarantiners

quarantine quarantines

quarantining

ranted granted regranted

ranted outranted

ranted warranted unwarranted

ranter granter granters

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rants alterants

rants ameliorants

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rants antitranspirants

rants aspirants

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rants colourants decolourants

rants cormorants

rants currants blackcurrants

rants currants redcurrants

rants denaturants

rants entrants reentrants

rants equilibrants

rants errants aberrants

rants exhilarants

rants expectorants

rants figurants

rants grants disintegrants

rants grants migrants emigrants

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rants grants migrants nonmigrants

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rants grants vagrants

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rants quadrants

rants recalcitrants

rants refrigerants

rants regenerants

rants registrants

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rants tyrants

rants vaporants

rants warrants

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refrigerant nonrefrigerant

refrigerant refrigerants

regenerant regenerants

registrant registrants

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remonstrant remonstrants

restaurant restauranteur restauranteurs

restaurant restaurants

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sequestrant sequestrants

tarantella tarantellas

tarantula tarantulae

tarantula tarantulas

tolerant aerotolerant

tolerant intolerant intolerantly

tolerant nontolerant nontolerantly

tolerant thermotolerant

tolerant tolerantly intolerantly

tolerant tolerantly nontolerantly

tyrant tyrants

vaporant vaporants

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warrant warrantee warranteed

warrant warrantee warrantees

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warrant warrantholder warrantholders

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warrant warranties

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warrant warrants

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