Rate
Rate verb - To criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings.
Usage example: a tyrannical father who usually spent most of dinnertime rating his children on their alleged multitude of failings
Rant
Rant verb - To talk loudly and wildly.
How words are described
| good | good rate | good rant |
| full | full rate | full rant |
| similar | similar rate | similar rant |
| small | small rate | small rant |
| Other adjectives: massive, huge, impressive, insane, blistering. | ||
Common collocations
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