safety-valving

Verb

safety-valve (third-person singular simple present safety-valves, present participle safety-valving, simple past and past participle safety-valved)

1. (transitive) To use a relief valve on (a container holding a gas or vapour) to relieve excessive pressure which has built up inside.
2. (transitive) To install a relief valve on (such a container) for that purpose.
3. (figuratively, transitive) To use some mechanism to relieve (physical or emotional pressure or tension).