Vent (Verb)
Meaning 1
Expose to cool or cold air so as to cool or freshen; "air the old winter clothes"; "air out the smoke-filled rooms".
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Examples
- The musty attic needed to be vented after being closed up all winter.
- After the fire was extinguished, the house was vented to get rid of the smoke.
- You should vent the closets to keep your clothes smelling fresh.
- She opened all the windows to vent the house and remove the cooking smell.
- The odor in the basement was unbearable until the space was vented.
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Meaning 2
Give expression or utterance to; "She vented her anger"; "The graduates gave vent to cheers".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- The frustrated employee vented her complaints about the company to her friends.
- The students gave vent to their excitement as they ran out of the school building on the last day of exams.
- The politician used the debate as an opportunity to vent her opinions about the economy.
- The teenager vented her disappointment to her diary after not getting into her top-choice college.
- The audience gave vent to a mix of boos and cheers after the polarizing performance.