different between seethe vs rant
seethe
English
Alternative forms
- seeth
Etymology
From Middle English sethen, from Old English s?oþan (“to seethe, boil, cook in a liquid; subject to a fiery ordeal, try as with fire; subject to great pain, afflict, afflict grievously, disturb; prepare food for the mind; subject the mind with occupations; be troubled in mind, brood”), from Proto-Germanic *seuþan? (“to seethe, boil”), from Proto-Indo-European *h?sewt-, *h?sut-, *h?sew- (“to move about, roil, seethe”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /si?ð/
- Rhymes: -i?ð
Verb
seethe (third-person singular simple present seethes, present participle seething, simple past seethed or (archaic) sod, past participle seethed or (archaic) sodden)
- (transitive, archaic) To boil.
- 1933, Herbert Danby, The Mishnah, p.289:
- When he had cooked or seethed the Peace-offering, the priest took the sodden shoulder of the ram and one unleavened cake out of the basket and one unleavened wafer and put them upon the hands of the Nazirite and waved them.
- 1960, James Enge, Travellers' Rest:
- “Seethe some of that in Gar Vindisc's good water and bring it to us. Bread, too, as long as you don't make it from shellbacks.”
- 1933, Herbert Danby, The Mishnah, p.289:
- (intransitive, of a liquid) To boil vigorously.
- (intransitive, of a liquid) To foam in an agitated manner, as if boiling.
- (intransitive, of a person, figuratively) To be in an agitated or angry mental state, as if boiling.
- (intransitive, of a place, figuratively) To buzz with activity.
- 2011, Kate Kingsley, Kiss & Break Up (page 201)
- Shock Box was the skankiest bar in Hasted, complete with a cheesy jukebox, cheap pints, and a sweaty club in the basement that seethed every weekend with a superhorny boarding-school crowd.
- 2011, Kate Kingsley, Kiss & Break Up (page 201)
Derived terms
- forseethe
Related terms
- suds
Translations
Anagrams
- sheete
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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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