wiring

1 of 2

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

wiring

2 of 2

present participle of wire entry 2

Examples of wiring in a Sentence

Noun

All the wiring in the house needs to be replaced.

He fixed the radio's wiring.

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

This protects against higher costs that arise from the need to bring a home up to current building code — such as upgrades to wiring, plumbing or insulation — when rebuilding. — Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 26 Sep. 2026

Woodland police discovered Tuesday morning that copper wiring had been pulled from electrical boxes at the Woodland Community & Senior Center on the 2000 block of East Street, affecting about 10 light poles, according to the department. — Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2026

The unit ships pre-assembled with pre-integrated wiring and snap-in blades that lock into place, which turns what's normally a fiddly two-person job into something a homeowner can finish on a ladder. — New Atlas, 23 Sep. 2026

This could mean discovering rodents had damaged wiring or realizing the original cast-iron plumbing has deteriorated. — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 23 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

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