Vent - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- external opening of urinary or genital system of a lower vertebrate
- a fissure in the earth's crust (or in the surface of some other planet) through which molten lava and gases erupt (syn: volcano)
- a slit in a garment (as in the back seam of a jacket)
- activity that frees or expresses creative energy or emotion (syn: outlet, release)
verb
The graduates gave vent to cheers
Extra examples
Windows should be opened to vent the fumes.
She vented her frustrations by kicking the car.
Don't vent your anger on me.
I screamed because I needed to vent.
He gave vent to his pent-up feelings.
He found (a) vent for his anger in smashing the crockery.
Passion found vent in words.
Laughter is a vent of any sudden joy.
I vented my soul in a line to Mr. P.
It's wrong to vent your anger on the children, they were not at fault.
This cheerfulness has vented itself in his playful poetry.
If he's had a bad day, Paul vents his anger on the family.
I could hear mum venting her frustration by banging the pots noisily.
The meeting gave us a chance to vent our spleen (=anger).
She vented her anger
Word forms
I/you/we/they: vent
he/she/it: vents
present participle: venting
past tense: vented
past participle: vented
singular: vent
plural: vents
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