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

Shortly after taking over, a storm fried the alley's wiring, the roof started leaking, and a pipe burst. — Lee Cowan, CBS News, 9 Aug. 2026

So, the whole, like, circuit, the anatomy, the wiring is totally different. — Quanta Magazine, 6 Aug. 2026

Inside the lower layer, a small magnet sits beside a coil made from liquid-metal wiring. — New Atlas, 4 Aug. 2026

Mental states correspond to a particular physicality of the brain, meaning that sadness corresponds to specific wirings and firings in the brain. — Theodore McDarrah, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

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