Burn and Rant

Burn

Burn verb - To be excited or emotionally stirred up with anger.

Usage example: he came home burning with anger because of a reprimand at work

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Rant and burn are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Rant" instead a verb "Burn".

Nearby Words: burning, burned, burnt, burnout, burner

Rant verb - To talk loudly and wildly.

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Burn and rant are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Burn" instead a verb "Rant".

Nearby Words: ranting, ranted, ranter

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In Portal 2 when GLaDOS finds inspiration in the insane ramblings of Cave Johnson, especially when he makes a rant about how when life gives you lemons, you should burn life's house down.

Source: Mistaken for Profound
Motive Rant: Totally averted — Woland and his pals never bother to explain their motivations when they behead, beat and kidnap people, burn a restaurant and, in general, wreak havoc.

Source: Literature / The Master and Margarita
When Cave Johnson makes his famous rant about how he's going to "make life take the lemons back", he mentions how he will get his engineers to invent an "Combustible Lemon" to burn down life's house down with.

Source: Videogame / Portal 2

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