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airing

/ˈɛəɹɪŋ/
Meanings
  • Verb

    The act of broadcasting a program or making it available to the public for the first time.

    - "The new TV series will be aired every Monday night."
    - "The movie will be aired in theaters next week."
  • Noun

    The exposure or showing of something to the public, especially for the first time.

    - "The band's new album will have its world airing on MTV."
    - "The annual art exhibition is a much-anticipated airing."
Pronunciation
  1. /ˈɛəɹɪŋ/



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Rhymes
Words rhyming with airing
firing , tying , lying , spying , trying
Homophones
Words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling,

  1. Airing (Scottish) : A type of bedcover or quilt

  2. Airing (Scottish) : The act of exposing clothes to the sun or fresh air to dry and freshen them

Variants
List of all variants of airing that leads to same result
airing , airings , air , aired , airs , airing cupboard
Forms
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air, airs

Etymology
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Old English eoran weoran, meaning 'to become air', from eoran 'air' + weoran 'to become'.

Trivia
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  1. The first televised baseball game was aired on August 26, 1941.

  2. The first televised presidential debate was aired on September 26, 1960.

Related Concepts
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  1. Broadcasting: The electronic transmission of sound, images, and data to a wide audience.

  2. Television: A medium for transmitting and receiving moving images and sound from a central source to a large number of viewers.

Culture
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In literature, the term 'airing' has been used metaphorically to describe the exposure or public revelation of secrets or scandals. For example, in George Bernard Shaw's 'Pygmalion', Professor Henry Higgins threatens to 'air' Eliza Doolittle's past as a gutter sweeper if she does not marry him.

How to Memorize "airing"

  1. visualize

    - Visualize a TV screen broadcasting a program to a living room full of people.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word 'airing' with the first time you saw your favorite TV show or movie.

  3. mnemonics

    - Use the mnemonic 'AIR' to remember the definitions: 'A' for 'act of broadcasting', 'I' for 'introducing to the public', and 'R' for 'revealing'.

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