airing
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: derivation
Etymology: From air (“substance constituting Earth’s atmosphere”, noun) and air (“to bring (something) into contact with the air; to let fresh air into (a place); to make public (an opinion, etc.); to broadcast (something)”, verb) + -ing (suffix forming nouns or noun-like terms from verbs, denoting acts of doing something, actions, or the embodiment of action; and forming the present participles of verbs).
Base: air
Affixes: -ing
Inflected forms:
form: airings
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: Exposure of something to the air, especially fresh or warm air for the purpose of ventilating or drying; (countable) an instance of this.
pos: noun
tags: uncountable
examples: Hee'll ſend ſuch vvord, for ayring o' the houſe / As you ſhall haue ſufficient time, to quit it.
Ventilation. […] [A] vvinnovving, or airing in the vvind; […]
[I]n Bodies that need Detention of Spirits, the Excluſion of the Aire doth good; As in Drinkes, and Corne: But in Bodies that need Emiſsion of Spirits, to diſcharge ſome of the Superfluous Moiſture, it doth hurt, for they require Airing.
gloss: Exposure of something to the air, especially fresh or warm air for the purpose of ventilating or drying; (countable) an instance of this.
pos: noun
tags: countable
examples: [R]yde out your Horſe euery night, two howers after Sunne ſette, ⁊ abide abroade with him three howres at the leaſt, not exceeding foote-pace, which we call night ayrings.
Touching ayring or vvalking of grey-hounds, vvhich is a great nouriſher and increaſer of vvinde, it muſt devvlie be done euerie morning before ſunne-riſe, and euery euening before ſunne ſet in […]
[T]he favourite dog was put under her superintendence; and she was instructed to take charge of the airings and exercise of Bijou; and to carry him where the road was rough or miry, that he might not soil those paws, which had the exclusive privilege of touching the lady of the mansion; and even of pulling, patting, and scratching her robes and attire for his recreation.
gloss: Exposure of something to the air, especially fresh or warm air for the purpose of ventilating or drying; (countable) an instance of this.
pos: noun
tags: countable
dated
examples: According to this my vvarrant heere, I muſt this morning fetch my priſoner to ayring, hee had need bee hung out, leaſt his fleſh ſhould mould, for I am ſure, his clothes are muſtie already; […]
Hovv do you like / Your ayring? is it not a fauour?
Their Fleet, […] is novv reduc'd to Six Gallies. […] This little Fleet ſerves only to fetch 'em VVine and Corn, and to give their Ladies an Airing in the Summer ſeaſon.
[…] I hope you have had a pleasant airing?
Kitty, run down and order the carriage. An airing would do me a great deal of good, I am sure.
When I returned to the carriage, as my father had desired me to take an airing, I thought I might as well have a companion, so I directed them to drive to Mr. Cophagus'. […] "Susannah," said I, "I know you do not like to walk out, so I thought, perhaps, you would have no objection to take an airing in the carriage; my father has lent it to me. Will you come?—it will do you good."
In the course of twenty minutes she appeared from round the corner, and advanced as if merely taking an airing.
Bridget decided to take the baby to the park on Sunday afternoon for an airing.
gloss: An act of broadcasting a radio or television show; a broadcasting.
pos: noun
tags: countable
figuratively
examples: Seldom was he [Sanford Clark] seen, and almost never were his recordings given mass airings.
gloss: Public disclosure or discussion of a subject, or expression of an opinion; (countable) an instance of this.
pos: noun
tags: figuratively
uncountable
examples: airing of grievances
I really felt that I was justified in giving my irritability an airing by curious allusions to Janet; yet, though I made him wince, it was impossible to touch his conscience.
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.
Related words: air out
Derived words: airing cupboard
Translations:
lang: Catalan
word: aireig
lang: Finnish
word: tuuletus
lang: Finnish
word: tuulettaminen
lang: Norwegian Bokmål
word: luftetur
lang: Persian
word: گردش
lang: Portuguese
word: arejamento
lang: Romanian
word: aerisire
lang: Romanian
word: ventilare
lang: Russian
word: прове́тривание
roman: provétrivanije