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rants

/ˈɹænts/

Meanings
noun
A criticism done by ranting.

Examples :

"The manager's weekly rants about employee tardiness made everyone dread team meetings. "
communication attitude language
noun
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.

Examples :

"The North West Morris dancers punctuated their routine with energetic rants, the rhythmic clacking of their clogs filling the town square. "
dance culture tradition music entertainment

Related Words

Illustration articulation

articulation noun

/ɑːˌtɪk.jəˈleɪ.ʃən/ /ɑɹˌtɪk.jəˈleɪ.ʃən/

A joint or the collection of joints at which something is articulated, or hinged, for bending.

"The articulation allowed the robot to move around corners."

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incoherent adjective

/ˌɪnkəˈhɪərənt/ /ˌɪŋkoʊˈhɪərənt/

Not coherent.

"After the accident, his speech was incoherent and we couldn't understand what he was trying to say. "

Illustration particularly

particularly adverb

/pəˈtɪkjəli/ /pəˈtɪkjəlɚli/

(focus) Especially, extremely.

"The apéritifs were particularly stimulating."

Illustration uncontrollable

uncontrollable adjective

/ˌʌnkənˈtroʊləbl̩/ /ˌʌnkənˈtrɒləbl̩/

Not able to be controlled, contained or governed.

"She got the uncontrollable urge for some chocolate."

Illustration alternately

alternately adverb

[ɔːlˈtɜɹnətlɪ] /ˈɔl.tɚ.nət.li/

In reciprocal succession; succeeding by turns; in alternate order.

"The children alternately read sentences from the book, taking turns after each one. "

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extravagantly adverb

/ɪkˈstrævɪɡəntli/ /ɛkˈstrævəɡəntli/

With lavish expenditure or behaviour.

"The family extravagantly decorated their living room for the holiday party. "

Illustration excitement

excitement noun

/ɪkˈsaɪtmənt/

The state of being excited (emotionally aroused).

"The children's excitement about the school trip was obvious in their chattering. "

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punctuated verb

/ˈpʌŋktʃueɪtɪd/ /ˈpʌŋktʃəweɪtɪd/

To add punctuation to.

"That occurrence of "its" needs to be punctuated."

Illustration exclusively

exclusively adverb

/ɪkˈskluːsɪvli/

(focus) to the exclusion of anything or anyone else; solely or entirely

"The restaurant serves coffee exclusively. "

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associated verb

/əˈsəʊsieɪtɪd/ /əˈsoʊsieɪtɪd/

To join in or form a league, union, or association.

"Our company associated with a local charity to help raise money for their programs. "

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unfairness noun

/ˌʌnˈfɛrnəs/

The state of being unfair; lack of justice.

"The teacher's grading system showed a clear unfairness, as some students received significantly lower marks than others for the same work. "

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criticism noun

/ˈkɹɪtɪsɪzəm/

The act of criticising; a critical judgment passed or expressed

"The politician received a lot of public criticism for his controversial stance on the issue."