rant
/rænt/verb
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बड़बड़ाना, गुस्से में लगातार बोलना
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[I, T] ~ (on) (about sth) | ~ (at sb)
to speak or complain about something in a loud and/or angry way
बड़बड़ाना, गुस्से में लगातार बोलना
- He ranted about the traffic.
- Stop ranting about the weather and help me with the bags.
- My uncle often rants about the price of onions.
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- She was ranting at the shopkeeper about a broken phone.
- He ranted for ten minutes before anyone could calm him down.
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a long, loud and angry speech or complaint
गुस्से भरा भाषण
- an online rant
- His rant against slow trains went viral on social media.
- Her angry rant about the bad service was posted online.
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- I don't want to hear another rant about the weather.
- The coach delivered a long rant at half time.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
rant about / against + sth
Rant about names the subject of the angry talk, and rant against names what you attack.
'Rant about' गुस्से भरी बातचीत का विषय और 'rant against' जिस चीज़ पर हमला किया जाए उसे बताता है।
- He ranted about the bad service for ten minutes.
- She ranted against the new rule.
rant and rave
The fixed pair rant and rave means to speak angrily and loudly for a long time.
स्थिर जोड़ी 'rant and rave' का अर्थ लंबे समय तक गुस्से और ज़ोर से बोलना है।
- The fans ranted and raved when the match was cancelled.
a rant (noun)
As a noun, a rant is a long angry speech or post; it can also be funny. It is countable.
Noun के रूप में 'a rant' लंबा गुस्से भरा भाषण या पोस्ट है; वह मज़ेदार भी हो सकता है। यह countable है।
- His online rant went viral.
rant + at sb
Rant at shows the person who has to listen to the angry words.
'Rant at' उस व्यक्ति को बताता है जिसे गुस्से भरे शब्द सुनने पड़ें।
- The driver ranted at the traffic policeman.
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adverb + rant
loudlyangrilyendlesslyfuriouslywildly
- The customer ranted angrily at the shopkeeper.
rant + preposition
aboutagainstatonover
- He ranted on and on about the weather.
verb + a rant
go onpostlaunch intostarthear
- She launched into a rant about the late train.
adjective + rant
angrylongonlinefuriousdrunken
- The professor's long rant bored the class.
“More examples 5
- Radhika ranted about the long queue at the bank.
राधिका बैंक की लंबी क़तार के बारे में बड़बड़ाती रही।
- The boss ranted at the staff after the mistake.
ग़लती के बाद मालिक कर्मचारियों पर चिल्ला उठा।
- He went on a rant about politicians.
वह राजनेताओं के बारे में गुस्से से बोलता ही चला गया।
- Her blog post was an angry rant against the university.
उसकी ब्लॉग पोस्ट विश्वविद्यालय के विरुद्ध गुस्से से भरी थी।
- Stop ranting and listen to the question.
बड़बड़ाना बंद करो और प्रश्न सुनो।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ He ranted me about the delay.
✓ He ranted to me about the delay.
Rant is intransitive; the listener follows to or at.
'Rant' intransitive है; सुनने वाले के पहले to या at आता है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Rant, complain and lecture differ in anger and one-sidedness.
Rant, complain और lecture में क्रोध और एकतरफ़ापन का अंतर है।
To talk angrily and long, often without logic.
लंबा और गुस्से से बोलना, प्रायः बिना तर्क के।
- He ranted.
To give a long serious talk to correct someone.
किसी को सुधारने के लिए लंबा गंभीर भाषण देना।
- He lectured the boys.
?Which word?
Keep the angry-speech words together: rant, tirade (a long angry speech), diatribe (a bitter attack in words), harangue (a loud, aggressive speech to persuade), philippic, outburst.
क्रोधपूर्ण भाषण के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: rant, tirade (लंबा क्रोधपूर्ण भाषण), diatribe (शब्दों में कटु प्रहार), harangue (मनाने के लिए ज़ोरदार आक्रामक भाषण), philippic, outburst।
§Grammar and usage
Social media: an online rant is an angry post complaining about something.
सोशल मीडिया पर online rant किसी चीज़ की शिकायत करने वाली क्रोधपूर्ण पोस्ट है।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Rant and rave (shout and complain angrily).
Collocation 'rant and rave' (गुस्से में चिल्लाना और शिकायत करना)।