airing

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airing

/ˈɛəɹɪŋ/ UK
/ˈɛːɹɪŋ/ British, Southern, Standard
/ˈɛːɹɪŋɡ/ Midlands, Northern England, UK
/ˈɜːɹɪŋɡ/ Midlands, Northern England, UK
/ˈɛːɹɪŋ/ Midlands, Northern England, UK
/ˈeɾɪŋ/ Scotland, UK
/ˈɛɹɪŋ/ US
/ˈeːɹɪŋ/ Australia
/ˈeəɹɪŋ/ New Zealand
/ˈiəɹɪŋ/ New Zealand

Sounds like erring (US pronunciation or fair–fur merger), earring (cheer–chair merger) · Rhymes with -ɛəɹɪŋ

Where it comes from

From air (“substance constituting Earth’s atmosphere”, noun) and air (“to bring (something) into contact with the air; to let fresh air into (a place); to make public (an opinion, etc.); to broadcast (something)”, verb) + -ing (suffix forming nouns or noun-like terms from verbs, denoting acts of doing something, actions, or the embodiment of action; and forming the present participles of verbs).

noun airings

uncountable Exposure of something to the air, especially fresh or warm air for the purpose of ventilating or drying; (countable) an instance of this. Hee'll ſend ſuch vvord, for ayring o' the houſe / As you ſhall haue ſufficient time, to quit it.
countable An act of taking an animal (especially a dog or horse) into the open air for exercise. [R]yde out your Horſe euery night, two howers after Sunne ſette, ⁊ abide abroade with him three howres at the leaſt, not exceeding foote-pace, which we call night ayrings.
countable, dated An act of riding or walking in the open air for exercise or leisure. According to this my vvarrant heere, I muſt this morning fetch my priſoner to ayring, hee had need bee hung out, leaſt his fleſh ſhould mould, for I am ſure, his clothes are muſtie already; […]
countable, figuratively An act of broadcasting a radio or television show; a broadcasting. Seldom was he [Sanford Clark] seen, and almost never were his recordings given mass airings.
figuratively, uncountable Public disclosure or discussion of a subject, or expression of an opinion; (countable) an instance of this. airing of grievances

verb

gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of air

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: ventilation, dissemination, spreading, circulation, public exposure, vent, venting, breather, scattering, diffusion, disseminate, disseminated, projection, aeration, spread, conduit

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noun exposure of something to the air, especially fresh or warm air for the purpose of ventilating or drying; an instance of this

Português	arejamento
Română	aerisire, ventilare
Русский	прове́тривание provétrivanije

noun act of taking an animal into the open air for exercise

Русский	вы́гул výgul, выгу́ливание vygúlivanije

noun act of riding or walking in the open air for exercise or leisure

Русский	прогу́лка progúlka, моцио́н moción

noun public disclosure or discussion of a subject, or expression of an opinion; an instance of this

Русский	огла́ска ogláska

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BibTeX

@misc{airing_2026,
  title = {airing},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/airing},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}