Nouns (6)
harangue, ranting
n. a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion
fustian, bombast, claptrap, blah
n. pompous or pretentious talk or writing
Verbs (5)
spout, jabber, rave, mouth off, rabbit on
v. talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner
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Fuzzynyms (76)
lecture, speech, talking to
n. a lengthy rebuke; "a good lecture was my father's idea of discipline"; "the teacher gave him a talking to"
tirade, philippic
n. a speech of violent denunciation
fulmination, diatribe
n. thunderous verbal attack
vituperation, invective, vitriol
n. abusive or venomous language used to express blame or censure or bitter deep-seated ill will
lecture, talk, public lecture
n. a speech that is open to the public; "he attended a lecture on telecommunications"
bravado, bluster
n. a swaggering show of courage
pretentiousness, ostentation, ostentatiousness, pomposity, pompousness
n. lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity
fulmination, diatribe
n. thunderous verbal attack
tirade, philippic
n. a speech of violent denunciation
nonsense, meaninglessness, nonsensicality
n. a message that seems to convey no meaning
coo, speak lovingly, speak softly
v. speak softly or lovingly; "The mother who held her baby was cooing softly"
outcry, exclaim, cry out, call out, speak loudly
v. utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy; "`I won!' he exclaimed"; "`Help!' she cried"; "`I'm here,' the mother shouted when she saw her child looking lost"
scream, yell, squall
v. utter a sudden loud cry; "she cried with pain when the doctor inserted the needle"; "I yelled to her from the window but she couldn't hear me"
fume
v. be mad, angry, or furious
puff
v. make proud or conceited; "The sudden fame puffed her ego"
smoke, ingest by smoking
v. inhale and exhale smoke from cigarettes, cigars, pipes; "We never smoked marijuana"; "Do you smoke?"
smoulder, smolder, have strong suppressed feelings
v. have strong suppressed feelings
burn
v. feel strong emotion, especially anger or passion; "She was burning with anger"; "He was burning to try out his new skies"
boil, seethe
v. be in an agitated emotional state; "The customer was seething with anger"
storm, ramp, rage
v. behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
explode
v. cause to burst as a result of air pressure; of stop consonants like /p/, /t/, and /k/
harangue, address forcefully
v. deliver a harangue to; address forcefully
rag, jaw, rebuke, reproof, reprimand, scold, dress down, chide, berate, lambaste, lambast, remonstrate with, jaw at, chew up, bawl out, chew out, have words with
v. censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup"
ramble, jog, ramble on
v. continue talking or writing in a desultory manner; "This novel rambles on and jogs"
roar, thunder
v. utter words loudly and forcefully; "`Get out of here,' he roared"
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