rant
Cross references: 1. bombast 1. rant \'rant\ \-in-le-\ vb [obs. D ranten, randen] 1: to talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner 2: to scold vehemently : to utter in a bombastic declamatory fashion - rant.er n 2. rant n 1a: a bombastic extravagant speech 1b: bombastic extravagant language dial Brit 2: a rousing good time