vent
Third Person
vents
Present Participle
venting
Past Tense
vented
Past Participle
vented
1
to strongly express one's feelings, particularly one's anger
transitive
- Frustrated with the situation, he needed to vent his anger and disappointment.
- The team is venting their concerns in the meeting.
- After a challenging day, she found a friend to vent her frustrations to.
- When overwhelmed, it's essential to find healthy ways to vent emotions.
- They were venting their anger during the protest.
2
to let something, like air or gas, escape through an opening or passage
transitive
- The exhaust system vents the fumes outside the building.
- The cooling system vents heat from the engine into the air.
- The furnace vents warm air through the vents in the floor.
- He vented the smoke from the barbecue by opening the chimney.
- The cooling system vented the steam outside.