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I

(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

v. i. bluster, storm, rant, tear; ramble, wander. See excitement, insanity, excitability. — n., informal, praise, good review. See approbation.Ant., pan.

II

(Roget's IV) v.

1. [To talk incoherently]

Syn. rant, jabber, ramble, wander; see babble .

2. [To rage]

Syn. storm, splutter, rail; see rage 1 .

3. [To talk with Great enthusiasm]

Syn. gush, rhapsodize, enthuse*; see praise 1 .

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) v.

1. talk wildly rant, carry on, *run off at the mouth, speak deliriously, rattle on, speak incoherently.

2. praise gush, speak highly of, enthuse, carry on, rhapsodize, go on about.

3. rage roar, thunder, explode, storm, fume, sputter, *holler, *flip out.

ANT.: 1. rationalize, explain, intone. 2. criticize, disparage. 3. please, pacify, placate

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) verb 1. To speak in a loud, pompous, or prolonged manner: declaim, harangue, mouth, perorate, rant. See WORDS. 2. To show enthusism: carry on, rhapsodize. See FEELINGS.