venting

verb

present participle of vent
1
as in unleashing
to find emotional release for vented her anger and then quickly calmed down

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Antonyms & Near Antonyms
2
as in voicing
to make known (as an idea, emotion, or opinion) vented his opinions freely and loudly at town meetings

Synonyms & Similar Words

Antonyms & Near Antonyms
3
as in radiating
to throw or give off a clothes dryer venting steam

Synonyms & Similar Words

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of venting Firefighters could be seen venting the roof of the building as smoke seeped out. — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 8 June 2026 This unique device cools by placing a plate on the neck and spine, discreetly venting warm air away without blowing air. — David Phelan, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026 This is a freestanding floor unit venting through a custom panel in a partially open window, as shown above. — Timothy Dale, The Spruce, 17 June 2026 However, Stewart's video and appearance at the match sparked backlash with some fans venting their outrage in the comments section of his post. — Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 14 June 2026 The unit is configured for a 28-watt TDP, and the Ventiva modules are housed in a strip across the back edge of the laptop, venting out the rear. — John Burek, PC Magazine, 5 July 2026 Thousands of demonstrators massed across South African cities, venting anger at undocumented foreign nationals. — Reuters, NBC news, 1 July 2026 Following the announcement, Gutierrez was bombarded with criticism online, with some accusing him of selling out while venting their frustrations. — Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 25 June 2026 Officials first responded to the GKN Aerospace facility on May 21 after a storage tank containing methyl methacrylate — a toxic chemical used in acrylic-plastics manufacturing — began venting vapors. — Sean Emery, Oc Register, 29 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for venting
  1. unleashing
  2. voicing
  3. radiating
  4. releasing
  5. expressing
  6. casting
  7. giving
  8. emitting
Verb
  • Yes, the same Time Laser that franchise legends Britney Haynes, Danielle Reyes, and Frankie Grande set off three years ago after breaking into the Big Brother 23 house and unwittingly unleashing the Big Brother multiverse.
    — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 1 July 2026
  • The arrow hurdled forward, unleashing an audible woosh followed by a distant thwack.
    — Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026
Definition of unleashing
Verb
  • Among this group, it is characterized by a difficulty controlling phone use, heavy social media dependence, having a preoccupation with notifications and voicing distress when separated from their device.
    — Elizabeth Dowdell, The Conversation, 6 July 2026
  • It’s been less than a week since Taylor Swift tied the knot with Kansas City Chiefs player Travis Kelce, yet Swifties are already voicing some strong opinions about a few of the wedding guests.
    — Allison DeGrushe, StyleCaster, 6 July 2026
Definition of voicing
Verb
  • When P-waves start radiating from the earthquake underground, Android phones sense the vibrations, start collecting data and send it back to Google servers for processing.
    — Amy Graff, New York Times, 27 June 2026
  • Attics get hot because roofs are exposed to the sun for hours, radiating heat inside.
    — Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 25 June 2026
Definition of radiating
Verb
  • Tianwen-1 is a Mars orbiter, lander and rover mission that successfully touched down on the red planet on May 15, 2021, releasing its Zhurong rover.
    — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
  • After releasing albums across genres, both country and dance music, there has been growing speculation that the last project in the trilogy could be a rock album.
    — Caché McClay, USA Today, 4 July 2026
Definition of releasing
Verb
  • The daycare later released a statement expressing condolences and pledging support for the family.
    — Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2026
  • But last month, Emma Reynolds, the environment secretary, wrote to Ofwat expressing concerns over the rescue package.
    — Ian King, CNBC, 1 July 2026
Definition of expressing
Verb
  • Throughout the speech, the socialist mayor argued that the United States has been defined by generations of immigrants and other groups overcoming oppression while casting today’s political and economic leaders as forces working against that legacy.
    — Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 3 July 2026
  • The original soundtrack is by Bill Ryder Jones and casting by Ollie Gilbert & Katy Covell.
    — K.J. Yossman, Variety, 3 July 2026
Definition of casting
Verb
  • The Athletics beat the Dodgers 7-1 on Wednesday night, giving the West Sacramento team its only win of the series with the Dodgers, winners of the past two World Series, failing to secure a three-game sweep.
    — Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 2 July 2026
  • Another prohibits giving lectures in public parks without city permission.
    — Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
Definition of giving
Verb
  • Gas and dust spiraling inward form an accretion disk that can reach millions of degrees, emitting enormous amounts of radiation before crossing the event horizon.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 29 June 2026
  • In Taiwan, a student sitting for an entrance exam for a top medical school was discovered wearing smart glasses after proctors noticed the student staring oddly at the test, leading to an inspection that revealed the frame was emitting heat.
    — John Liu, CNN Money, 27 June 2026
Definition of emitting

Browse Nearby Words

ventilating
venting
ventral
See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Venting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/venting. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

Copy Citation

More from Merriam-Webster on venting

Nglish: Translation of venting for Spanish Speakers

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

Popular in Grammar & Usage

See More

Is that lie 'bald-faced' or 'bold-faced'?

'A' or 'an'? What about before 'h'? An Indefinite Article Guide

Why is '-ed' sometimes pronounced at the end of a word?

Commonly Misspelled Words

How to Use Em Dashes (—), En Dashes (–) , and Hyphens (-)
See More

Popular in Wordplay

See More

14 Phobias You Probably Haven't Heard Of

The Longest Long Words List

One-Word Oxymorons: Bittersweet, Spendthrift, and More

Ten Words Ending with a Silent ‘T’

12 Lovely and Unusual Words for the Natural World
See More

Popular

See More

Is that lie 'bald-faced' or 'bold-faced'?

14 Phobias You Probably Haven't Heard Of

The Longest Long Words List
See More

Games & Quizzes

See All
Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries. Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.
Quordle Can you solve 4 words at once?
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.
Blossom Pick the best words!
Play Missing Letter: a crossword with a twist. Each of the 25 puzzle words start with a different letter of the alphabet. Which letter is missing?
The Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
hangman letters and game
Hangman Lightning Round Figure out which word fits in the blanks.
See All