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

In fact, the broadcaster’s 2025 airing of the annual event is poised to record its biggest combined audience ever. —Joe Otterson, Variety, 28 Nov. 2025

Two viewings of A Christmas Story are planned for overnight Thursday, with two airings of Candy Cane Lane scheduled for the following Thursday. —Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Nov. 2025

Thanks to syndication and, after 1956, an annual airing on CBS, Hamilton’s Wicked Witch produced a long-lasting impression that painted witches as sinister scary figures dashing through the sky astride brooms. —Time, 21 Nov. 2025

The holiday airing of the 2025 National Dog Show Presented by Purina will air on NBC after the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. —Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 21 Nov. 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