harangue vs rant

harangue

noun
  • A tirade, harsh scolding or rant, whether spoken or written. 

  • An impassioned, disputatious public speech. 

verb
  • To give a forceful and lengthy lecture or criticism to someone. 

rant

noun
  • 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. 

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. 

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