rant

rant
intransitive verb

rant [and rave] — wettern (ugs.) (about über + Akk.)

rant at — anschnauzen (ugs.)

* * *
[rænt]
verb
(to talk angrily: He's still ranting (and raving) about the damage to his car.) schimpfen
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rant
[rænt]
I. n
1. no pl (angry talk) Geschimpfe nt, Gezeter nt fam
2. (tirade) Schimpfkanonade f
to go into a \rant about [or against] sb/sth eine Tirade gegen jdn/etw loslassen geh, gegen jdn/etw wettern fam
II. vi [vor sich akk hin] schimpfen, schwadronieren veraltend
to \rant and rave herummeckern fam, herumnörgeln fam, SCHWEIZ, ÖSTERR a. herummäkeln fam
to \rant about sb/sth gegen jdn/etw wettern fam, sich akk über jdn/etw auslassen
to \rant on about sb/sth ewig weiter über jdn/etw wettern fam
to \rant that ... sich akk darüber auslassen, dass ...
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[rnt]
1. vi
(emotionally, angrily) eine Schimpfkanonade loslassen (inf); (= talk nonsense) irres Zeug reden (inf)

to rant (and rave) at sb — mit jdm schimpfen

what's he ranting (on) about? — worüber lässt er sich denn da aus? (inf)

2. n
Schimpfkanonade f (inf)
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rant [rænt]
A v/i
1. besonders schott lärmen
2. schwadronieren, Phrasen dreschen:
rant on about faseln oder schwafeln über (akk) oder von (beide umg)
3. auch rant and rave wettern umg (about über akk)
B v/t pathetisch vortragen
C s Schwulst m, Phrasendrescherei f
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intransitive verb

rant [and rave] — wettern (ugs.) (about über + Akk.)

rant at — anschnauzen (ugs.)

* * *
v.
geschwollen reden ausdr.
lärmen v.

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