airing : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: airing	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for airing
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
airing n the opening of a subject to widespread discussion and debate Synonym(s): dissemination, airing, public exposure, spreading a short excursion (a walk or ride) in the open air; "he took the dogs for an airing" the act of supplying fresh air and getting rid of foul air Synonym(s): ventilation, airing
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Airing \Air"ing\ ([acir]r"[icr]ng), n. 1. A walk or a ride in the open air; a short excursion for health's sake. 2. An exposure to air, or to a fire, for warming, drying, etc.; as, the airing of linen, or of a room.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Air \Air\ ([acir]r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Aired} ([acir]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Airing}.] [See {Air}, n., and cf. {A[eum]rate}.] 1. To expose to the air for the purpose of cooling, refreshing, or purifying; to ventilate; as, to air a room. It were good wisdom . . . that the jail were aired. --Bacon. Were you but riding forth to air yourself. --Shak. 2. To expose for the sake of public notice; to display ostentatiously; as, to air one's opinion. Airing a snowy hand and signet gem. --Tennyson. 3. To expose to heat, for the purpose of expelling dampness, or of warming; as, to air linen; to air liquors.