vent
noun
an opening, as in a wall, serving as an outlet for air, smoke, fumes, or the like.
were venting
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past progressiveof vent.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Even though they were venting it, Fontana said the fumes were not exiting the building.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 17, 2024
"In December, the flaring shut down, and they were venting gas almost constantly for 17 days," she said.
From Reuters ● Sep. 2, 2022
Plumes of gas and icy material were venting from the moon’s south polar region at a collective rate of about 250 kilograms of material per second.
From Textbooks ● Oct. 13, 2016
Enceladus has intrigued researchers since 2005, when NASA’s Cassini probe discovered water-rich plumes spewing from the moon’s south pole, raising the possibility that they were venting from a buried liquid sea.
From Salon ● Apr. 4, 2014
They were well fed, full of life, and they were venting their spirits.
From The Keepers of the Trail A Story of the Great Woods by Joseph A. (Joseph Alexander) Altsheler
