to vent
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4.1
- verb
- /vɛnt/
:
desahogarse
- After a long day at work, I just need to vent about my frustrations to someone.
- vent frustration
- vent anger
- vent emotions
But I just, I, she's someone that I can vent to or whatever.
- But I just, I, she's someone that I can vent to or whatever.
- OK, Becky, vent a little bit, then tell me, is this true?
- I guess the video becomes a place to vent for me.
- It's going to come up later and they're going to vent that where they feel safe venting it.
- We will, we'll get drunk and cry and sing songs and vent to an uncle.
- You go to work and then after work, you meet your friends and you all vent about work.
- So Diddy was saying if I wanted to just be mad and vent I could have just called my home girl.
- It all they do is vent, OK and speak to you, but they never sit there and allow you to talk to them.
Examples
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It's easy to get discouraged, but understand that people need to vent and they are looking for answers.
Academic text (1996) -
We may take a few minutes, and you know, let the student vent a little bit.
Academic text (2004) -
I have something to vent about again.
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I guess the video becomes a place to vent for me.
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You go to work and then after work, you meet your friends and you all vent about work.
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We will, we'll get drunk and cry and sing songs and vent to an uncle.
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I'm in the mood to vent, and you caught me at a hell of a time.
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So Diddy was saying if I wanted to just be mad and vent I could have just called my home girl.
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Everybody needs to vent a little now and again, don't you figure?
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Through group rap sessions, students were able to vent frustrations and resolve personal conflicts.
Academic text (1991)
Synonyms
220
3.4
To say your opinion or feelings openly even when it is difficult
152
3.2
To say something aloud, especially an opinion or feeling
135
3.1
Give your opinion clearly and firmly even when it is difficult
84
4.8
To feel very angry and unable to control it
38
3.4
Show or say your emotions to other people
33
3.9
To tell someone your feelings and thoughts freely
21
3.5
Say what you think openly
15
3.2
To say your thoughts or views aloud in public
15
4.3
To put thoughts or feelings into words
9
7.0
To say your opinion or complain loudly and openly
9
3.7
Say something honestly and with strong feeling
8
6.4
Talk openly about your deepest feelings when you feel upset
7
3.4
Talk honestly without hiding facts or feelings
7
3.9
Speak in public to say you are worried about something
5
3.4
Speak more loudly, often because you are angry or want to be heard
5
8.1
To tell someone your private feelings or secrets openly
4
4.6
Show strong anger or upset feelings by talking loudly
4
5.3
Express strong feelings or complaints openly
2
3.4
Show your feelings with words, actions, or your face
1
9.0
To speak or write very angrily against something to show strong criticism
1
8.0
Get very angry and shout loudly
1
6.5
To express strong feelings such as anger or sadness
1
9.9
Shout loudly with strong feeling, often to protest
To express a complaint or concern, often publicly
Antonyms
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
How Forceful
187
3.5
- Informal
70
4.8
61
4.1
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1.0
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2.3
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1.0
Surface Forms
Etymology
Vent meaning to express strong feelings comes from the image of opening a hole to let things out, like air from a vent. That's why to vent is to 'let out' anger, frustration, or worry instead of keeping it inside.