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was venting
  • past progressive of vent.

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Ballesteros, who won the third of his five majors at that year's Masters, "was venting about everything" but he also listened.

From BBC • Sep. 23, 2025

“Adam Fox was an unemployed vacuum repairman who was venting his frustrations on social media but abiding by the laws of the State of Michigan,” Mr. Gibbons wrote in a sentencing memo.

From New York Times • Dec. 27, 2022

He repeated that description in Friday’s filing, calling his client “an unemployed vacuum repairman who was venting his frustrations on social media but abiding by the laws of the State of Michigan.”

From Seattle Times • Dec. 10, 2022

After Vox published the interview, Bankman-Fried said some of what he had said had been "thoughtless or overly strong" and that he was venting about something that was not intended to be public.

From Reuters • Nov. 17, 2022

One day when Idek was venting his fury, I happened to cross his path.

From "Night" by Elie Wiesel