rant vs talk

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. 

talk

verb
  • To criticize someone for something of which one is guilty oneself. 

  • To discuss; to talk about. 

  • To influence someone to express something, especially a particular stance or viewpoint or in a particular manner. 

  • To communicate, usually by means of speech. 

  • To gossip; to create scandal. 

  • Used to emphasise the importance, size, complexity etc. of the thing mentioned. 

  • To speak (a certain language). 

  • To confess, especially implicating others. 

noun
  • A customary conversation in which parent(s) explain sexual intercourse to their child. 

  • Empty boasting, promises or claims. 

  • A lecture. 

  • A conversation or discussion; usually serious, but informal. 

  • A major topic of social discussion. 

  • Meeting to discuss a particular matter. 

  • A customary conversation in which the parent(s) of a black child explain the racism and violence they may face, especially when interacting with police, and strategies to manage it. 

  • Gossip; rumour. 

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