airing

noun

air·​ing ˈer-iŋ 

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

The Essence awards ceremony will stream on March 3 at 8 p.m. ET, with the pre-show airing at 7 p.m. ET, on YouTube. —Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 1 Mar. 2025

This is a listing for 'This Week' airing Sunday, March 2, 2025. 2:36 BRITISH AMBASSADOR TO THE U.S. —ABC News, 28 Feb. 2025

Grosse Pointe Garden Society, meanwhile, jumped from 1.79 million viewers for its first airing to 3.3 million across platforms over three days. —Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Feb. 2025

Both totals represent a combination of Nielsen measurement of Showtime’s linear airings and Paramount Global’s first-party data regarding streaming. —Selome Hailu, Variety, 21 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1587, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing airing

• airing cupboard

Rhymes for airing

• bearing
• blaring
• caring
• chairing
• charing
• daring
• erring
• fairing
• flaring
• glaring
• haring
• herring