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rant
English
Etymology
From Dutch ranten, randen (“to talk nonsense, rave”), of uncertain origin; but apparently related to Middle High German ranzen (“to dance, jump around, frolic”), German ranzen (“to be ardent, be in heat, copulate, mate, ramble, join up”).
Pronunciation
- (UK, US) IPA(key): /?ænt/
- Rhymes: -ænt
Verb
rant (third-person singular simple present rants, present participle ranting, simple past and past participle ranted)
- To speak or shout at length in uncontrollable anger.
- To disseminate one's own opinions in a - typically - one-sided, strong manner.
- To criticize by ranting.
- (dated) To speak extravagantly, as in merriment.
- To dance rant steps.
Translations
Noun
rant (plural rants)
- A criticism done by ranting.
- A wild, emotional, and sometimes incoherent articulation.
- A type of dance step usually performed in clogs, and particularly (but not exclusively) associated with the English North West Morris tradition. The rant step consists of alternately bringing one foot across and in front of the other and striking the ground, with the other foot making a little hop.
Derived terms
- rantful
Translations
See also
- ramble
- rave
Further reading
- rant in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- rant in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Anagrams
- Tarn, Tran, ar'n't, arn't, tRNA, tarn, tran, trna
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
- (of rane) rana, ranet
Verb
rant
- simple past of renne
- past participle of rane
Polish
Etymology
From German Rand, from Middle High German rant, from Old High German rant.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /rant/
Noun
rant m inan
- edge (especially coin edge)
- Synonyms: brzeg, kraw?d?
Declension
Derived terms
- (adjective) rantowy
Further reading
- rant in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
- rant in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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foam
English
Etymology
From Middle English fome, fom, from Old English f?m, from Proto-Germanic *faimaz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)poHy-m-os, from *(s)poH(y)- (“foam”). Cognate with German Feim (“foam”), Latin sp?ma (“foam”), Latin p?mex (“pumice”), Sanskrit ??? (phéna, “foam”), possibly Northern Kurdish fê (“epilepsy”).
Pronunciation
- (General American) enPR: f?m, IPA(key): /fo?m/
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: f?m, IPA(key): /f??m/
- Rhymes: -??m
Noun
foam (countable and uncountable, plural foams)
- A substance composed of a large collection of bubbles or their solidified remains.
- A substance formed by trapping pockets of gas in a liquid or solid.
- (by extension) Sea foam; (figuratively, poetic) the sea.
- Fury.
Derived terms
- foamflower
- foaminess
- foamless
- foam rubber
- foamy
- shaving foam
- spray foam
Translations
Verb
foam (third-person singular simple present foams, present participle foaming, simple past and past participle foamed)
- (intransitive) To form or emit foam.
- c. 1606, William Shakespeare, Antony and Cleopatra, Act II, Scene 6, [1]
- […] And that is it
- Hath made me rig my navy; at whose burthen
- The anger'd ocean foams; with which I meant
- To scourge the ingratitude that despiteful Rome
- Cast on my noble father.
- 1706, Isaac Watts, “The Day of Judgement,” lines 1-2, [2]
- When the fierce North-wind with his airy forces
- Rears up the Baltic to a foaming fury;
- 1908, G. K. Chesterton, The Man Who Was Thursday, Chapter 8, [3]
- They were both silent for a measure of moments, and then Syme's speech came with a rush, like the sudden foaming of champagne.
- c. 1606, William Shakespeare, Antony and Cleopatra, Act II, Scene 6, [1]
- (intransitive) To spew saliva as foam, to foam at the mouth.
- c. 1591, William Shakespeare, Henry VI, Part 3, Act II, Scene 1, [4]
- […] to London will we march amain,
- And once again bestride our foaming steeds,
- And once again cry ‘Charge upon our foes!’
- But never once again turn back and fly.
- 1611, King James Version of the Bible, Mark 9:17-18, [5]
- Master, I have brought unto thee my son, which hath a dumb spirit; And wheresoever he taketh him, he teareth him: and he foameth, and gnasheth with his teeth, and pineth away.
- 1748, John Cleland, Fanny Hill, Letter the First, Part 1, [6]
- But I was talking to the wind; for whether my tears, my attitude, or the disorder of my dress prov'd fresh incentives, or whether he was not under the dominion of desires he could not bridle, but snorting and foaming with lust and rage, he renews his attack, seizes me, and again attempts to extend and fix me on the settee […]
- c. 1591, William Shakespeare, Henry VI, Part 3, Act II, Scene 1, [4]
Derived terms
- foam at the mouth
- foamer
- foaming
- foam up
Translations
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