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vent

/vɛnt/noun, verb1 syllable

Vent means: a hole for the escape of gas or air.

Synonyms for vent12

noun, as in a hole for the escape of gas or air

venthole, vent-hole, blowhole

noun, as in activity that frees or expresses creative energy or emotion

noun, as in a fissure in the earth's crust (or in the surface of some other planet) through which molten lava and gases erupt

verb, as in expose to cool or cold air so as to cool or freshen

ventilate, air out, air

verb, as in give expression or utterance to

ventilate, give vent

also used for vent

touch hole, let off steam

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What does vent mean?7

noun

1

a hole for the escape of gas or air

2

activity that frees or expresses creative energy or emotion“she had no other outlet for her feelings”

3

a fissure in the earth's crust (or in the surface of some other planet) through which molten lava and gases erupt

4

external opening of urinary or genital system of a lower vertebrate

5

a slit in a garment (as in the back seam of a jacket)

verb

1

expose to cool or cold air so as to cool or freshen“air the old winter clothes”

2

give expression or utterance to“She vented her anger”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with vent?38

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All 38 rhymes for vent, grouped by syllable

Vent in a sentence

  • Vent your anger on someone else, will you?Eldad
  • If you want to vent, leave me alone and find yourself a confidant!rafaeldejesus8199
  • He is apt to give vent to his feelings.unknown
  • The sound was coming from inside the vent.Amastan
  • Yuri was dusting next to a vent and overheard a conversation between his parents.Amastan
  • She telephoned her best friend to vent her frustration.patgfisher
  • Can you vent your anger on someone else?Eldad
  • Claudio looked at that little vent on the wall.Amastan

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of vent

as a noun

plural
vents

as a verb

past tense
vented
present participle
venting
third-person singular
vents
past participle
vented