- rantingly
- adverb see rant I
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
rantingly
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Rantingly — Rant ing*ly, adv. In a ranting manner. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
rantingly — adv. ornately, rhetorically, eloquently, bombastically … English contemporary dictionary
rantingly — rant·ing·ly … English syllables
rantingly — adverb Etymology: from ranting, present participle of rant + ly : in a ranting manner * * * rantˈingly adverb • • • Main Entry: ↑rant … Useful english dictionary
Jamie Macpherson — Infobox Criminal subject name = James MacPherson image size = image caption = date of birth = 1675 place of birth = Scotland date of death = 1700 place of death = Banff, Scotland charge = Being an Egyptian Bearing arms in a market penalty = Death … Wikipedia
rant — I. verb Etymology: obsolete Dutch ranten, randen Date: 1601 intransitive verb 1. to talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner 2. to scold vehemently transitive verb to utter in a bombastic declamatory fashion • ranter noun • rantingly … New Collegiate Dictionary
rant — ranter, n. rantingly, adv. /rant/, v.i. 1. to speak or declaim extravagantly or violently; talk in a wild or vehement way; rave: The demagogue ranted for hours. v.t. 2. to utter or declaim in a ranting manner. n. 3. ranting, extravagant, or… … Universalium
rant — [rant] vi., vt. [< obs. Du ranten, to rave, akin to Ger ranzen, to be noisy, anranzen, to affront] to talk or say in a loud, wild, extravagant way; declaim violently; rave n. 1. ranting speech 2. [Scot. or North Eng.] a boisterous merrymaking… … English World dictionary
rant — v. & n. v. 1 intr. use bombastic language. 2 tr. & intr. declaim, recite theatrically. 3 tr. & intr. preach noisily. n. 1 a piece of ranting, a tirade. 2 empty turgid talk. Derivatives: ranter n. rantingly n. Etymology: Du. ranten rave … Useful english dictionary
