All rant synonyms
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R r verb rant
- boil over β When a liquid that is being heated boils over, it rises and flows over the edge of the container.
- look daggers β to turn one's eyes toward something or in some direction in order to see: He looked toward the western horizon and saw the returning planes.
- go ape β any of a group of anthropoid primates characterized by long arms, a broad chest, and the absence of a tail, comprising the family Pongidae (great ape) which includes the chimpanzee, gorilla, and orangutan, and the family Hylobatidae (lesser ape) which includes the gibbon and siamang.
- mouthing β the action of speaking in a meaningless, bombastic, or hypocritical manner.
- declaim β If you declaim, you speak dramatically, as if you were acting in a theatre.
- fume β of food, cured or flavored by exposure to smoke; smoked.
- chatter β If you chatter, you talk quickly and continuously, usually about things which are not important.
- flip one's lid β a removable or hinged cover for closing the opening, usually at the top, of a pot, jar, trunk, etc.; a movable cover.
- bluster β If you say that someone is blustering, you mean that they are speaking aggressively but without authority, often because they are angry or offended.
- in flames β to kindle or excite (passions, desires, etc.).
- babble β If someone babbles, they talk in a confused or excited way.
- get hot β having or giving off heat; having a high temperature: a hot fire; hot coffee.
- discommend β to express disapproval of; belittle; disparage. The diners discommended the wine.
- bloviate β to talk at length, esp in an insubstantial but inflated manner
- flare β to burn with an unsteady, swaying flame, as a torch or candle in the wind.
- gibber β to speak inarticulately or meaninglessly.
- groused β to grumble; complain: I've never met anyone who grouses so much about his work.
- harangue β a scolding or a long or intense verbal attack; diatribe.
- go bananas β (Idiomatic) To go mad.
- anger β Anger is the strong emotion that you feel when you think that someone has behaved in an unfair, cruel, or unacceptable way.
- let off steam β a blast of air or wind: to clean machinery with a blow.
- hold forth β to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
- fulminate β to explode with a loud noise; detonate.
- opine β Hold and state as one's opinion.
- huff β a mood of sulking anger; a fit of resentment: Just because you disagree, don't walk off in a huff.
- blow one's top β to lose one's temper
- fly off the handle β a part of a thing made specifically to be grasped or held by the hand.
- object β anything that is visible or tangible and is relatively stable in form.
- have a fit β become angry, upset
- grousing β to grumble; complain: I've never met anyone who grouses so much about his work.
- blow a fuse β If you blow a fuse, you suddenly become very angry and are unable to stay calm.
- go berserk β If someone or something goes berserk, they lose control of themselves and become very angry or violent.
- mouthed β having a mouth of a specified kind (often used in combination): a small-mouthed man.
- fire up β start ignition of
- apostrophize β to address an apostrophe to
- buttonhole β A buttonhole is a hole that you push a button through in order to fasten a shirt, coat, or other piece of clothing.
- orate β Make a speech, especially pompously or at length.
- blathering β foolish, voluble talk: His speech was full of the most amazing blather.
- get on one's nerves β one or more bundles of fibers forming part of a system that conveys impulses of sensation, motion, etc., between the brain or spinal cord and other parts of the body.
noun rant
- overestimation β An excessive estimation.
- diatribe β A diatribe is an angry speech or article which is extremely critical of someone's ideas or activities.
- exaggeration β A statement that represents something as better or worse than it really is.
- overemphasis β excessive or undue emphasis.
- bravado β Bravado is an appearance of courage or confidence that someone shows in order to impress other people.
- bombast β Bombast is trying to impress people by saying things that sound impressive but have little meaning.
- fustian β a stout fabric of cotton and flax.
- grandiloquence β speech that is lofty in tone, often to the point of being pompous or bombastic.
- orotundity β (of the voice or speech) characterized by strength, fullness, richness, and clearness.
- altiloquence β Pompous language; lofty speech.