Careful Words

rant (n.)

rant (v.)

rant (adj.)

She knows her man, and when you rant and swear,

Can draw you to her with a single hair.

John Dryden (1631-1701): Persius. Satire v. Line 246.

Nay, an thou 'lt mouth,

I 'll rant as well as thou.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616): Hamlet. Act v. Sc. 1.