air
noun
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
was airing
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past progressiveof air.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Pedro Pascal, “The Last of Us” “While ‘The Pitt’ was airing, I started playing the Beatles’ ‘Revolver’ deep cut ‘Doctor Robert‘ on a loop, subbing in ‘Doctor Robbie’ each time the chorus came around.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2025
It may not even qualify as trash, but I remember Lost being a phenom when it was airing and its disastrous finale obliterating any goodwill it had built.
From Slate ● Dec. 28, 2024
While the show was airing, however, she remembers going to the supermarket and being recognised by fellow shoppers.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2024
By Thursday morning, MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” was airing what sounded like an intervention.
From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2024
Upstairs in the nursery Mary Poppins was airing the clothes by the fire, and the sunlight poured in at the window, flickering on the white walls, dancing over the cots where the babies were lying.
From "Mary Poppins" by P. L. Travers
