airing
English
editPronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ˈɛəɹɪŋ/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -ɛəɹɪŋ
- Homophone: erring (US pronunciation)
Verb
editairing
- present participle and gerund of air
Noun
editairing (countable and uncountable, plural airings)
- (countable) An exposure to warm or fresh air.
- (countable) The broadcast of a television or radio show.
- 1990, Wayne Jancik, The Billboard Book of One-Hit Wonders, →ISBN, page 21:
- Seldom was he seen, and almost never were his recordings given mass airings.
- (countable) A public expression of an opinion or discussion of a subject.
- 1962 February, “Talking of Trains: The "Midland Pullman"”, in Modern Railways, page 77:
- One controversy which has not had an airing in discussion of the new Transport Bill is that centring on the status of the Pullman Car Co.
Derived terms
editTranslations
editexposure to warm or fresh air
public expression of an opinion
References
edit- “airing”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
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