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 now 25,000-square-foot store also includes bill paying services such as DTE Energy payments and City of Detroit payments, money wiring services and a post office. —Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 26 Sep. 2025

Get in a building with plumbing and wiring. —Staff Reports, AZCentral.com, 26 Sep. 2025

Not all of us have the time to master electrical wiring or the budget to hire a Taskrabbit. —Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 25 Sep. 2025

The sentencing memo includes photos of the bombs, showing they were each made with two batteries as a power supply, wiring as a conductor, a removable switch, an ignition wire and a container. —Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 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