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RANTING

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion

Synonyms:

harangue; rant; ranting

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("ranting" is a kind of...):

declamation (vehement oratory)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "ranting"):

screed (a long monotonous harangue)

Derivation:

rant (talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

-ing form of the verb rant

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