rant vs spout

rant

verb
  • To criticize by ranting. 

  • 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. 

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. 

spout

verb
  • To speak tediously or pompously. 

  • To gush forth in a jet or stream 

  • To eject water or liquid in a jet. 

  • To utter magniloquently; to recite in an oratorical or pompous manner. 

noun
  • A tube or lip through which liquid or steam is poured or discharged. [[File:Spout (PSF).png|thumb|]] 

  • A hollow stump formed when a tree branch breaks off. 

  • A stream of liquid. 

  • The mixture of air and water thrown up from the blowhole of a whale. 

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