blah vs rant

blah

noun
  • (in plural, the blahs) A general or ambiguous feeling of discomfort, dissatisfaction, uneasiness, boredom, mild depression, etc. 

  • Nonsense; drivel; idle, meaningless talk. 

intj
  • An expression of mild frustration. 

  • Representing the sound of vomiting. 

  • Imitative of idle, meaningless talk; used sometimes in a slightly derogatory manner to mock or downplay another's words, or to show disinterest in a diatribe, rant, instructions, unsolicited advice, parenting, etc. Also used when recalling and retelling another's words, as a substitute for the portions of the speech deemed irrelevant. 

verb
  • To utter idle, meaningless talk. 

adj
  • Low in spirit or health; down. 

  • Dull; uninteresting; insipid. 

rant

noun
  • A wild, emotional, and sometimes incoherent articulation. 

  • A criticism done by ranting. 

  • 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. 

verb
  • To speak or shout at length in uncontrollable anger. 

  • To dance rant steps. 

  • To disseminate one's own opinions in a - typically - one-sided, strong manner. 

  • To criticize by ranting. 

How often have the words blah and rant occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )