Advertisement

Advertisement

View definitions for pent

pent

Discover More

Example Sentences

Jefferson played with the ferocity of nearly two years of pent up football frustration.

Slow slip events occur when pent up tectonic forces are released over the course of a few days or months, like an earthquake unfolding in slow motion.

“But also, there is so much pent up demand. The state is getting all this growth, and most of it is in the Treasure Valley.”

Rock bursts happen when pent up energy stored in rock causes it to violently fracture.

From Reuters

“But slowly, activity will resume” as economic activity pent up in wartime is released, he said.

Advertisement

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement