Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

venting

/vˈɛntɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.14 in modern English

Syllables: vent-ing
IPA: /vˈɛntɪŋ/

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of vent

noun

The act by which something is vented.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The release of unwanted gas directly into the atmosphere.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"It wasn't until 1978 that the general public learned that nuclear ventings were not unusual."
"Separate research suggests a switch from the flaring of methane to venting may be behind some of these vast outpourings. […] Venting simply releases the invisible methane into the air unburned, which, until recent developments in satellite technology, had been hard to detect."

Usage

Inflected Forms

ventings (plural)

Phrases

edge venting

Frequently Paired Words

sealing flaring

Synonyms

discharge

Rhymes With

representing preventing presenting renting inventing dissenting consenting unrelenting lamenting reinventing cementing misrepresenting

Questions

How do you pronounce venting?: The recorded pronunciation is /vˈɛntɪŋ/.
What does venting mean?: present participle and gerund of vent

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