To give vent to

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to suffer to escape; to let out; to pour forth; as, to give vent to anger.

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aired airs blowing evince express Frenziedness give vent in the air inveigh Inveigher release show To break wind unsuppressed up in the air Utterer vent vented venter			On a signal given by a cannon-shot each furnace was to give vent to the molten iron and completely to empty itself. From The Earth To The Moon by Verne, Jules View in context Thence he retired to his own apartment, to give vent to his concern; but the restlessness of his mind would not suffer him to remain long there; he slipped softly therefore to Allworthy's chamber-door, where he listened a considerable time without hearing any kind of motion within, unless a violent snoring, which at last his fears misrepresented as groans. The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Fielding, Henry View in context If he wins, he will be at liberty, perhaps, to give vent to a laugh, or to pass a remark on the circumstance to a bystander, or to stake again, or to double his stake; but, even this he must do solely out of curiosity, and for the pleasure of watching the play of chances and of calculations, and not because of any vulgar desire to win. The Gambler by Dostoyevsky, Fyodor View in context			To give away To give back To give battle To give ear to To give effect to To give large To give one rope To give one the bag To give one the dor To give one the lie in his throat To give one the slip To give one to understand To give order To give place To give possession To give quarter To give rein To give room To give the lie to To give the mitten to To give the sack to To give the whetstone To give to the dogs To give to wife To give up the ghost To give vent to To give way To glaum at To glut the market To go To go a-begging To go about To go across the country To go ahead To go astern To go back on To go bet To go beyond to go bust To go by the board To go cross lots to go down the drain To go halves To go heels over head To go into liquidation To go into particulars To go it To go it alone To go it blind To go off half-cocked To go off the hooks			To give back To give battle To give ear to To give effect to To give large To give one rope To give one the bag To give one the dor To give one the lie in his throat To give one the slip To give one to understand To give order To give place To give possession To give quarter To give rein To give room To give the lie to To give the mitten to To give the sack to To give the whetstone To give to the dogs To give to wife To give up the ghost To give vent to To give way To glaum at To glut the market to go to go to go to go to go To go a-begging To go about To go across the country To go ahead To go astern To go back on To go bet To go beyond to go bust To go by the board To go cross lots to go down the drain To go halves To go heels over head To go into liquidation To go into particulars To go it To go it alone To go it blind To go off half-cocked

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