Definition of Give vent

1. Verb. Give expression or utterance to. "The graduates gave vent to cheers"

Exact synonyms: Vent, Ventilate
Generic synonyms: Evince, Express, Show
Derivative terms: Vent, Venter, Ventilation

Lexicographical Neighbors of Give Vent

give the elbow
give the eye
give the finger
give the gate
give the glad eye
give the lie to
give the once over
give the sack
give the store away
give the time of day
give thought
give tongue to
give two hoots
give up
give up the ghost
give vent (current term)
give voice
give way
give weight
give what for
giveable
giveaway
giveaways
giveback
givebacks
gived
given
given(a)
given(p)
given-name

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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