vent

express, vent, utter, voice, broach, air mean to make known what one thinks or feels. express suggests an impulse to reveal in words, gestures, actions, or what one creates or produces.

• • expressed her feelings in music

vent stresses a strong inner compulsion to express especially in words.

• • a tirade venting his frustration

utter implies the use of the voice not necessarily in articulate speech.

• • utter a groan

voice does not necessarily imply vocal utterance but does imply expression or formulation in words.

• • an editorial voicing their concerns

broach adds the implication of disclosing for the first time something long thought over or reserved for a suitable occasion.

• • broached the subject of a divorce

air implies an exposing or parading of one's views often in order to gain relief or sympathy or attention.

• • publicly airing their differences