1
: exposure to air or heat for drying or freshening
give the room an airing
2
: exposure to or exercise in the open air especially to promote health or fitness
3
: exposure to public view or notice
4
: a radio or television broadcast
Examples of airing in a Sentence
A full airing of the issue is scheduled.
Recent Examples on the Web
Some thing has to reach a really high bar to deserve a second airing.
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Brian Steinberg, Variety, 17 Apr. 2024
Within six months of its airing, Kelly was facing federal prosecution in New York.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2024
This new school of thought did not get its first major public airing until 1985, in a conference at the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business, a bastion of traditional economics.
—Robert D. Hershey Jr., New York Times, 27 Mar. 2024
The actual version of the bill got its first airing Tuesday morning during a joint meeting of the House and Senate economic development committees.
—Rebecca Grapevine, The Courier-Journal, 27 Mar. 2024
The show was renewed for a third season halfway through season two airing.
—Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Mar. 2024
Billy Joel is bringing his iconic concert to the small screen with a new television special airing tonight on CBS.
—Tim Chan, Variety, 14 Apr. 2024
In a sneak peek of Grand Cayman: Secrets in Paradise's episode 2 airing April 16, Chambers, 41, talks about shielding her two kids, Harper, 9, and Ford, 7, from controversies connected to their dad, her ex-husband Armie Hammer, 37.
—Benjamin Vanhoose, Peoplemag, 13 Apr. 2024
The initial airing on HBO drew 530,000 viewers — about 51 percent higher than the show’s linear average for the previous nine episodes — with streaming on Max and replays contributing the remaining 570,000 viewers.
—Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Apr. 2024
Brian Steinberg, Variety, 17 Apr. 2024
Within six months of its airing, Kelly was facing federal prosecution in New York.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2024
This new school of thought did not get its first major public airing until 1985, in a conference at the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business, a bastion of traditional economics.
—Robert D. Hershey Jr., New York Times, 27 Mar. 2024
The actual version of the bill got its first airing Tuesday morning during a joint meeting of the House and Senate economic development committees.
—Rebecca Grapevine, The Courier-Journal, 27 Mar. 2024
The show was renewed for a third season halfway through season two airing.
—Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Mar. 2024
Billy Joel is bringing his iconic concert to the small screen with a new television special airing tonight on CBS.
—Tim Chan, Variety, 14 Apr. 2024
In a sneak peek of Grand Cayman: Secrets in Paradise's episode 2 airing April 16, Chambers, 41, talks about shielding her two kids, Harper, 9, and Ford, 7, from controversies connected to their dad, her ex-husband Armie Hammer, 37.
—Benjamin Vanhoose, Peoplemag, 13 Apr. 2024
The initial airing on HBO drew 530,000 viewers — about 51 percent higher than the show’s linear average for the previous nine episodes — with streaming on Max and replays contributing the remaining 570,000 viewers.
—Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Apr. 2024
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“Airing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/airing. Accessed 1 May. 2024.
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