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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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quiver
English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?kw?v?/
- (General American, Canada) enPR: kw??v?r, IPA(key): /?kw?v??/
- Rhymes: -?v?(?)
- Hyphenation: qui?ver
Etymology 1
From Middle English quiver, from Anglo-Norman quivre, from Old Dutch cocare (source of Dutch koker, and cognate to Old English cocer (“quiver, case”)), from Proto-West Germanic *kukur (“container”), said to be from Hunnic, possibly from Proto-Mongolic *kökexür (“leather vessel for liquids”); see there for more. Replaced early modern English cocker, the inherited reflex of that West Germanic word.
Noun
quiver (plural quivers)
- (weaponry) A container for arrows, crossbow bolts or darts, such as those fired from a bow, crossbow or blowgun.
- 1598, William Shakespeare, Much Ado about Nothing, Act I, Scene I, line 271:
- Don Pedro: Nay, if Cupid have not spent all his quiver in Venice, thou wilt quake for this shortly.
- 1786, Francis Grose, A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons, page 39:
- Arrows were carried in quiver, called also an arrow case, which served for the magazine, arrows for immediate use were worn in the girdle.
- 1598, William Shakespeare, Much Ado about Nothing, Act I, Scene I, line 271:
- (figuratively) A ready storage location for figurative tools or weapons.
- He's got lots of sales pitches in his quiver.
- (obsolete) The collective noun for cobras.
- (mathematics) A multidigraph.
Derived terms
- quiverful
Translations
Etymology 2
From Middle English quiver, cwiver, from Old English *cwifer, probably related to cwic (“alive”).
Adjective
quiver (comparative more quiver, superlative most quiver)
- (archaic) Nimble, active.
- 1598, William Shakespeare, Henry V, Part II, Act III, Scene II, line 281:
- [...] there was a little quiver fellow, and 'a would manage you his piece thus; and 'a would about and about, and come you in and come you in.
- 1598, William Shakespeare, Henry V, Part II, Act III, Scene II, line 281:
Etymology 3
From Middle English quiveren, probably from the adjective.
Verb
quiver (third-person singular simple present quivers, present participle quivering, simple past and past participle quivered)
- (intransitive) To shake or move with slight and tremulous motion
- Synonyms: tremble, quake, shudder, shiver
- And left the limbs still quivering on the ground.
Derived terms
- aquiver
- quivering
- quiversome
Translations
References
Further reading
- quiver on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Anglo-Norman quivre, from Old Dutch cocare; perhaps ultimately from Proto-Mongolic *kökexür or Hunnic. Doublet of coker.
Alternative forms
- quyver, qwyver, qwywere, qwyvere, whyver
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?kwiv?r/
Noun
quiver (plural quivers)
- A quiver (a receptacle for arrows)
- (rare, vulgar) A vulva.
Descendants
- English: quiver
References
- “quiver, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-04.
Etymology 2
From Old English *cwifer, probably related to cwic (“alive”).
Alternative forms
- quyver, quyvere, cwiver
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?kwiv?r/
Adjective
quiver
- fast, speedy, rapid
- energetic, vigourous, vibrant
Descendants
- English: quiver
References
- “quiver, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-04.
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