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a tiny mouth the house uses to breathe, scream, and occasionally murder horror-movie victims.
means An opening that lets air, gas, or steam pass through — or, as a verb, to release pent-up feelings or pressure.
from From Latin 'ventus' (wind), the same breath behind 'ventilate' and 'ventilation,' reaching English through Old French. The emotional sense — to 'vent' your anger — is a figurative extension: feelings let out like air escaping a sealed room.
- latin root
- from ventus, meaning wind
- deep-sea life
- hydrothermal vents host creatures needing no sunlight
- emotional outlet
- venting can briefly increase, not decrease, anger
- movie myth
- real ducts can't hold a crawling adult
- volcanic kind
- a vent is magma's exit door
mount etna — volcano in sicily, italy with continuous activity and frequent eruptions since 1500 bce
krakatoa — indonesian volcano that catastrophically erupted in 1883, killing ~36,000 people
yellowstone geysers — geothermal vents in wyoming, usa including old faithful erupting every 60-110 minutes