pent-up
Collocations
3ADJ.
all, full, sure
PENT-UP + NOUN
emotion, frustrations, grudge
PREP.
about, from
Definitions
adj
Not expressed.
I remember, particularly, how, in his speech here, he referred to what his family had suffered in Kansas, without ever giving the least vent to his pent-up fire.
Repressed or suppressed, especially of emotions or impulses.
He punched his pillow and screamed at the top of his lungs about all the pent-up frustrations from the day.
It was that kind of night, full of anxiety and drama and plenty of danger, until, finally, Steven Gerrard made sure all the pent-up emotion could be released.
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Synonyms
adjective — characterized by or showing the suppression of impulses or e
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Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
6I remember, particularly, how, in his speech here, he referred to what his family had suffered in Kansas, without ever giving the least vent to his pent-up fire.
WiktionaryHe punched his pillow and screamed at the top of his lungs about all the pent-up frustrations from the day.
WiktionaryIt was that kind of night, full of anxiety and drama and plenty of danger, until, finally, Steven Gerrard made sure all the pent-up emotion could be released.
WiktionaryHis pent-up grudge to the cult exploded into the gunshot death of the former prime minister.
Tatoeba · #11307478He has a lot of pent-up anger.
Tatoeba · #13001469He's full of pent-up anger.
Tatoeba · #13849470