vent
v.v. to talk about your strong feelings, like anger or sadness, to someone else so you can feel better.
v. to express strong, pent-up emotions or grievances freely and forcefully to another person. Often used to describe the release of psychological pressure through verbal communication.
I just need to vent about my bad day at work.
She called her best friend to vent after the meeting left her feeling frustrated and ignored.
While it can be cathartic to vent to a trusted colleague, doing so too frequently in a professional setting may inadvertently damage one's reputation for emotional resilience.
The verb is often used intransitively with the preposition 'about' or 'to'.
I need to vent my anger to youI need to vent to youIn modern informal usage, 'vent' is frequently used intransitively to mean the act of complaining; adding the specific emotion as an object can sound overly formal or technical.