"ranting" meaning in English

See ranting in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more ranting [comparative], most ranting [superlative]
Etymology: From rant + -ing. Etymology templates: {{af|en|rant|-ing}} rant + -ing Head templates: {{en-adj}} ranting (comparative more ranting, superlative most ranting)
  1. Tags: no-gloss Derived forms: rantingly
    Sense id: en-ranting-en-adj-47DEQpj8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: rantings [plural]
Etymology: From rant + -ing. Etymology templates: {{af|en|rant|-ing}} rant + -ing Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} ranting (countable and uncountable, plural rantings)
  1. (countable) A long, angry, and impassioned speech. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-ranting-en-noun-pscP19Go Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 0 74 11 15 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 0 63 17 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 0 31 6 7 9 3 9 9 8 8 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 42 5 6 7 3 8 8 7 7 9
  2. (uncountable) The act or process of delivering a rant. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-ranting-en-noun-Y~iwGujl
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

Etymology: From rant + -ing. Etymology templates: {{af|en|rant|-ing}} rant + -ing Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} ranting
  1. present participle and gerund of rant Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: rant
    Sense id: en-ranting-en-verb-6KguA2l8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1
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