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

Students will learn to wire avionics as well as to troubleshoot and repair wiring issues. —Sydney Sasser, Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2025

That means continuous, worry-free operation without the need for constant charging or expensive wiring. —New Atlas, 16 Oct. 2025

Each component had to be soldered under magnification, with wiring trimmed to millimeter precision and excess material removed wherever possible. —Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2025

The most basic and irreducible requirements of meaningful transformations push against our wiring because big changes to form and structure introduce complexity, require time, and are defined by paradox. —Brené Brown, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2025

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