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.
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Justin Bieber Justin Bieber’s roast in 2015 was notable for its brutal takedown of Bieber’s notoriously bratty antics, which had reached their zenith at the time of airing due to a series of scandals and legal problems — including an arrest.
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Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 23 May 2026
The series is a descendant of Comedy Central’s airings of the notorious New York Friars Club roasts, which for decades delivered some very dark and incredibly funny jokes that are not for the easily offended.
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2026
That law followed airline pilots’ pushback over the controversial TV station airing of a cockpit conversation relating to the August 1988 crash of Delta Air Lines Flight 1141 at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport.
—ArsTechnica, 22 May 2026
Hosted by Billy Porter and Elvis Duran, the special will launch as a podcast series on the iHeartRadio app and everywhere podcasts are heard and as an audio special airing across iHeartRadio PRIDE stations on June 1.
—Frank Racioppi, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
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Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 23 May 2026
The series is a descendant of Comedy Central’s airings of the notorious New York Friars Club roasts, which for decades delivered some very dark and incredibly funny jokes that are not for the easily offended.
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2026
That law followed airline pilots’ pushback over the controversial TV station airing of a cockpit conversation relating to the August 1988 crash of Delta Air Lines Flight 1141 at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport.
—ArsTechnica, 22 May 2026
Hosted by Billy Porter and Elvis Duran, the special will launch as a podcast series on the iHeartRadio app and everywhere podcasts are heard and as an audio special airing across iHeartRadio PRIDE stations on June 1.
—Frank Racioppi, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
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“Airing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/airing. Accessed 29 May. 2026.
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