wiring

noun

wir·​ing ˈwī(-ə)r-iŋ 

plural wirings

1

: the act of providing or using wire

2

: a system of wires

especially : an arrangement of wires used for electric service distribution

plumbing and wiring

(figurative) the brain's wiring

A licensed electrician must be contacted to make repairs if there's damage or if water has entered the walls around electric wirings.

—Luis Zambrano

Examples of wiring in a Sentence

All the wiring in the house needs to be replaced.

He fixed the radio's wiring.

Recent Examples on the Web

The following morning the wiring was changed, but the ride would not run because of the changes. —Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 20 Mar. 2025

Nearly every restaurant relied on these adaptable sources of light—especially for use in DIY dining sheds where electrical wiring was a no-no. —Wilder Davies, Bon Appétit, 27 Feb. 2025

The country’s exports of coffee, tobacco, sugar, textile and car wiring parts, among others, would be much more expensive to export to the United States than those from Honduras or El Salvador. —Andres Oppenheimer, Miami Herald, 18 Feb. 2025

The group stole the wiring at about 5:40 a.m. on Feb. 1, then left Love Park with a large green and yellow trash bin in tow, police said and photos show. —Mitchell Willetts, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1552, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for wiring

• firing
• hiring
• quiring
• tiring
• acquiring
• admiring
• aspiring
• conspiring
• enquiring
• expiring
• inspiring
• perspiring

Kids Definition

wiring

noun

1

: the act of providing or using wire

2

: a system of wires

especially : an arrangement of wires used for electric distribution