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

Among the more appealing was that 24 percent of commercial time airing programs with over 1 million viewers is on Fox. —Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 12 May 2025

Photos and digital materials are included in a two-hour special airing Friday that traces suspect Bryan Kohberger’s movements and online habits before and after the killings that stunned the small community of Moscow, Idaho. —Shane Bishop, NBC news, 8 May 2025

Tim Lammers The series kicked off in March of 1974 with the airing of the pilot episode on NBC and began its official run in September of 1974. —Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025

That sentiment was crystallized by the enthusiastic response to the 25-hour airing of grievances against Mr. Trump on the Senate floor by Senator Cory Booker, Democrat of New Jersey. —Carl Hulse, New York Times, 28 Apr. 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