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Definition of Give vent
1. Verb. Give expression or utterance to. "The graduates gave vent to cheers"
Generic synonyms: Evince, Express, Show
Derivative terms: Vent, Venter, Ventilation
Lexicographical Neighbors of Give Vent
Literary usage of Give vent
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Diaries and Correspondence of James Harris, First Earl of Malmesbury by James Harris Malmesbury (1844)
"A general discontent prevails ; and, if public distress or misfortune should
authorize the people to give vent to their complaints, it is impossible to say ..."
2. The Works of William Robertson: To which is Prefixed an Account of His Life by William Robertson (1851)
"... sorrow and give vent to her tears." The king still persisted in his design of
retiring into foreign parts, and daily threatened to put it into ..."
3. Penny Cyclopaedia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge by Charles Knight (1837)
"... lo lower the arrogance which makes man unwilling to fraternize with apes and
monkeys, is carried so far as to give vent to this nai've question. ..."
4. A Glossary of the Cleveland Dialect: Explanatory, Derivative, and Critical by John Christopher Atkinson (1868)
"... vn To grin ; to snarl ; to give vent to displeasure or discontent. See Gen.
Give, vn To yield on tension, to stretch ; of cloth, leather, &c. ..."
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