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# venting

verb form (venting — from vent, vents, vented, venting); noun (venting — uncountable)

«venting» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Venting is letting out strong feelings, especially anger or frustration, by talking or shouting about them. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/venting/#m1)
2. Venting is letting air, gas, smoke or steam escape through an opening. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/venting/#m2)

### In the lessons

In everyday life and wellbeing lessons it is about letting feelings out safely, for example by talking to a friend. In science and safety it is about letting fumes or steam out of a room or machine. Phrases: venting about, venting anger, venting steam.

### Examples

- Sorry for venting — I'm just so annoyed about the test. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/venting/#x1)
- She was venting to her best friend about her brother. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/venting/#x2)
- The kitchen fan is venting the steam outside. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/venting/#x3)
- Venting your feelings can help, but don't be unkind. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/venting/#x4)
- The volcano was venting gas and ash. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/venting/#x5)
- He spent an hour venting about the referee. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/venting/#x6)

### Note

From the verb vent; "vent your anger" and "vent about something". A vent is also a small opening for air. Venting feelings is fine; taking anger out on others is not.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «venting» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/venting/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«venting» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/venting.html) on Mova free.