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

Leading up to premiere, MTV will air The Challenge: Vets and New Threats: Day Zero launch special airing Wednesday, July 23 at 8 p.m. ET/PT and available the next day on MTV.com, VOD, and on The Challenge YouTube page. —Denise Petski, Deadline, 18 June 2025

Manhattan federal court Judge Arun Subramanian previously ruled that public airing of the graphic tapes could retraumatize the women who were allegedly brutalized. —Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 16 June 2025

Certainly, Australia’s public airing of swear words often takes visitors by surprise. —CNN Money, 15 June 2025

Aside from cringe-inducing dirty-laundry airing in the AITA Reddit community, there's no better way to peer inside this mysterious institution than through the pages of a book. —Jessica Stanley, People.com, 13 June 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