What's the difference between rant and scold?

Rant


Definition:

  • (v. i.) To rave in violent, high-sounding, or extravagant language, without dignity of thought; to be noisy, boisterous, and bombastic in talk or declamation; as, a ranting preacher.
  • (n.) High-sounding language, without importance or dignity of thought; boisterous, empty declamation; bombast; as, the rant of fanatics.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) I took some Bolivian textiles to the interview and ranted on about Eduardo Galeano and Márquez.
  • (2) Eva Carneiro, the Chelsea doctor, has had her responsibilities at the club scaled back after being on the receiving end of a rant from José Mourinho on Saturday, and she is not expected to continue being on the bench during games.
  • (3) Of Khan's murder accusation, Anwar replied: "It's a madman's rant.
  • (4) Nobody is sure what dangerous chemical imbalance this would create but the Fiver is convinced we'd all be dust come October or November, the earth scorched, with only three survivors roaming o'er the barren landscape: Govan's answer to King Lear, ranting into a hole in the ground; a mute, wild-eyed pundit, staring without blinking into a hole in the ground; and a tall, irritable figure standing in front of the pair of them, screaming in the style popularised by Klaus Kinski, demanding they take a look at his goddamn trouser arrangement, which he has balanced here on the platform of his hand for easy perusal, or to hell with them, for they are no better than pigs, worthless, spineless pigs.
  • (5) As West said in a 2013 Twitter rant , he is interested in consulting all types of people to solve the world’s problems.
  • (6) Now then, in his infamous rant at the press, Joe Kinnear told hacks to ask people like you what they thought of him.
  • (7) Homegrown talent Facebook Twitter Pinterest There’s not much in the way of English-speaking talent, but Papi Jiang has become China’s biggest internet sensation after her satirical rants on topics of popular culture went viral on Youku (A Chinese version of YouTube) earlier this year.
  • (8) At first it was everyday stuff like what he wants for dinner but then essentially he began ranting.
  • (9) Donald Trump has reportedly yelled down the telephone at Australia’s prime minister and veered off into rants about China and Nato with French leader François Hollande.
  • (10) Consider their peerless dead parrot sketch which, in many people's memories, ends when Cleese does his huge rant, and Palin grudgingly offers to replace the bird.
  • (11) Those human cytokines known as interleukin 8, platelet factor 4, beta thromboglobulin, IP-10 and melanoma growth stimulating factor or GRO can be assigned to a subfamily based on their location on chromosome 4 and unique structural features, whereas the second subset consisting of LD78, ACT-2, I-309, RANTES, and macrophage chemotactic and activating factor (MCAF) are all closely linked on human chromosome 17.
  • (12) Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling lied about the tape recording of his racist rant in a bungled attempt to neutralise the controversy, according to the National Basketball Association.
  • (13) Carneiro had only previously made one post on her public page but she took to the social media platform to “thank the general public for their overwhelming support” in the wake of Mourinho’s rant.
  • (14) Updated at 3.00pm BST 12.58pm BST "I could rant like this for hours... let's do some questions."
  • (15) Or even that little-known film called Pulp Fiction, in which Christopher Walken gives a virtuoso performance as Captain Koons, with a deranged rant about hiding his watch from evil "yellow slopes".
  • (16) Our results indicate that RANTES and MIP-1 alpha are crucial mediators of inflammatory processes in which eosinophils predominate.
  • (17) He spent two days wandering around town … ranting to anyone that would listen.
  • (18) The federations brought forward the launch of their poster campaign against police funding cuts after Mitchell was accused of calling Downing Street police officers "plebs" in a foul-mouthed rant last week.
  • (19) Thus you can witness unironical celebrations of Rand Paul as an original thinker, despite the fact that his every core policy proposal reads like a distorted Xerox of an older Xerox of his father’s decades of rant-pamphleteering.
  • (20) When the allegations against him were first aired on ESPN on Sunday, he ranted on Twitter against Adam Schefter, the journalist who reported them, and dismiss the claims as “lies”.

Scold


Definition:

  • (v. i.) To find fault or rail with rude clamor; to brawl; to utter harsh, rude, boisterous rebuke; to chide sharply or coarsely; -- often with at; as, to scold at a servant.
  • (v. t.) To chide with rudeness and clamor; to rate; also, to rebuke or reprove with severity.
  • (n.) One who scolds, or makes a practice of scolding; esp., a rude, clamorous woman; a shrew.
  • (n.) A scolding; a brawl.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) A previous trial into the safety and feasibility of using bone marrow stem cells to treat MS, led by Neil Scolding, a clinical neuroscientist at Bristol University, was deemed a success last year.
  • (2) But Britain, under Tony Blair, proved the equivalent of a disappointing parent, quick to scold and unwilling to listen.
  • (3) He recalled an incident at a Packers game a few years ago, when he stood up and vocally scolded a fan behind him who had called a Chicago Bears player a faggot.
  • (4) In 2012, despite the London Whale losses of around $6bn weighing on the bank, it again turned in record – even “triumphant” – profits of $24bn, although Dimon’s pay was halved to around $11m as a scold for the scandal.
  • (5) 'Maedchen One would never have wet on the floor like that,' my father would scold.
  • (6) "Here in the Vatican they scold me for being undisciplined but you can see what country I come from," he said – alluding, according to Ansa, to the scrum formed by the Argentinian players while the Italians formed a queue.
  • (7) Three years ago, Netanyahu was humiliated by Barack Obama with a public scolding to stop settlement expansion .
  • (8) Like Blair, he will be scolded for it by many activists.
  • (9) A senior policeman later referred to the scenes in some of its supermarkets as akin to a mini riot and scolded senior executives , arguing the force’s “scarce resources should not be used to bail out stores when they’ve not planned effectively”.
  • (10) Bernie Sanders, with the presidential gravitas of a toddler, first attempted to shout his usual stump speech over the protestors, and then scolded them for interrupting him and held what one could only describe as a mini public tantrum.
  • (11) Here's what Fiona Scolding, barrister at Hardwicke chambers, has to say.
  • (12) After being scolded by them for meeting the Dalai Lama in 2012, David Cameron vowed to “ turn the page ” and never repeat the mistake.
  • (13) Heading to their crowded dormitory after a night shift, several workers said pressure and the frequent scolding by management might be factors.
  • (14) Breaks are not breaks, they are allocated times in which we are allowed to be human, to smoke a cigarette, to wolf down a dry sandwich that at £1.25 feels expensive, to use the bathroom and still be scolded for being three minutes late.
  • (15) Fallen Muslim American soldier's father scolds Trump: 'have you even read the constitution?'
  • (16) One bearded man scolded his friends for speaking to the foreign press; others seemed to relish the attention, presenting themselves for detailed interviews about their brushes with the neighbour they never knew.
  • (17) Once or twice a week, without fail, the Restor children would gather around a laptop as Marilyn’s pixelated face appeared on Skype, scolding them about their homework and listening to their test results and friendship woes.
  • (18) "You're not what I think a woman should be," he scolds her, adding: "I don't like the way you look, sound or move."
  • (19) At one point, I fidget with my glasses so as to read the programme – Chloe swings round and throws me a stinging glance of reproach, like a seasoned concert-goer scolding a child – rather than the other way round.
  • (20) Facebook Twitter Pinterest Louis van Gaal: Manchester United not at best against Chelsea – link to video Van Gaal was notably unenthused about his team’s performance, bemused to hear them being praised on television, and revealing that he had scolded his players because “normally you have to play your best against the best teams”.