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airing

[ air-ing ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

an exposure to the air, as for drying.
a public discussion or disclosure, as of ideas, proposals, or facts.
a walk, drive, exercise period, etc., in the open air, especially to promote health.
the act of broadcasting on radio or television:
The new comedy program will have its first airing this Friday night.

airing

/ ˈɛərɪŋ /

1. exposure to air or warmth, as for drying or ventilation
2. ( as modifier )
  airing cupboard
an excursion in the open air
exposure to public debate

Origin of airing¹

First recorded in 1600–10; air ¹ + -ing ¹

When MTV first started airing The Real World, it was meant to expose the brutal truth about human nature.

Four years later, Bush would be aided by the airing of a video by Osama bin Laden, which dropped just before Election Day.

Weeks before the election, TV stations in Green Bay started airing an ad paid for by the WMC.

I followed her on Twitter, like the rest of the world, and Eastbound & Down was airing at the time.

A CNN ‘Death Row Stories’ documentary airing Sunday asks: Can American voters put a stop to our need for vengeance?

We talk of Russia and I find no embarrassment in airing my views, but I soon find myself merely the questioner.

I was giving my baby an airing in the garden when a call from the maid-of-all-work sent me hurrying into the backyard.

She informed me that her husband had gone out in a yacht, and I said it was a pity he didn't take her with him for the airing.

After a time I became accustomed to it, and thought nothing of taking an airing on the royal-yard after breakfast.

Nurses are out in the gondola with babies for an airing, and to pass away the sunny hours on the waters.

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