ventilating

verb

present participle of ventilate
as in expressing
to make known (as an idea, emotion, or opinion) a person who tends to ventilate opinions without first thinking them through

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Recent Examples of ventilating Maintain your tub by rinsing, wiping after use, avoiding bath oils, and ventilating. — Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 29 Sep. 2026 Polidore worked to clear Emmett's airway and began ventilating him. — Caroline Foreback, CBS News, 14 Sep. 2026 Prevent mold’s return by drying and ventilating properly. — Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 12 June 2026 Use thin fabric floating row cover — not the thick fabric used in such cover that traps heat for frost protection — to provide protection from the heat and, with its ventilating features, provide a cooling effect. — Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 18 Apr. 2026 Combat specific cold-weather challenges by ventilating your bathroom, wiping surfaces daily, and washing towels more frequently. — Katie Cloyd, Martha Stewart, 4 Feb. 2026 During the winter storm, NWS Louisville suggests checking on neighbors and family, properly ventilating emergency heat sources, keeping generators at least 20 feet from houses and taking precautions while shoveling. — Caroline Neal, Louisville Courier Journal, 20 Jan. 2026 Oversized Ellume polarized lenses block glare while still ventilating well thanks to airflow channels along the brow. — Joe Jackson, Outside, 18 Nov. 2025 According to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the most effective way to improve indoor air quality is by reducing or removing the sources of allergens and ventilating your home with clean outdoor air. — Karen Berger, Verywell Health, 8 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ventilating
  1. expressing
  2. voicing
  3. giving
  4. stating
  5. venting
  6. airing
Verb
  • Promising innovation and economic growth doesn't answer questions about electricity bills and corporate accountability, and expressing concern about the technology doesn't explain how to capture its potential benefits.
    — Will Johnson, Time, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Horvath, who represents the Palisades burn area, sent Bass multiple text messages in the weeks that followed the fire expressing frustration over her handling of communications and other issues.
    — David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of expressing
Verb
  • Arlington head coach Scott Peach spoke to both Aledo and Arlington football teams after the Bearcats’ 42-28 victory, voicing his thanks for Aledo’s support in a video posted by Aledo Daily Buzz to Facebook.
    — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Douglas Rain, who ended up voicing HAL, narrates it; this is where Stanley first heard him.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of voicing
Verb
  • Ahead of the 2022 election, the prime minister helped broker an alliance between Ben-Gvir’s party and Bezalel Smotrich’s Religious Zionism, giving Netanyahu enough seats to assemble a government.
    — Eric Cortellessa, Time, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Sánchez Bezos, the fund’s vice chair since its early days, has become a more visible face of the couple’s giving.
    — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of giving
Verb
  • Organizers signed a police document stating that the protest would remain stationary due to the risk of violence.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The organizers signed a police document stating that the protest would remain stationary due to the risk of violence.
    — Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of stating
Verb
  • Lou is venting about not being able to write wedding vows for Olivia (Isabel May) to say to Warren (Manny Jacinto), who was the college friend (and crush) of Moretz’s character.
    — Katie Atkinson, Billboard, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Mahomes spent roughly a dozen seconds venting about a topic neither of them want to detail now, before Eric Bieniemy nodded his head.
    — Sam McDowell October 16, Kansas City Star, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of venting
Verb
  • Every team’s games will stream locally, with many franchises also airing contests on freely available over-the-air broadcast stations.
    — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The campaign comes as Season 2 gets underway, with Episode 2 airing this Friday on USA Network.
    — Michael Schneider, Variety, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of airing

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“Ventilating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ventilating. Accessed 26 Oct. 2026.

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