airing
noun
[ ˈɛːrɪŋ ]
• an exposure to warm or fresh air, for the purpose of ventilating or removing dampness from something.
• "somebody had given the place a thorough airing"
• a public expression of an opinion or subject.
• "these are ideas I feel might be worth an airing"
Similar:
expression,
voicing,
venting,
ventilation,
articulation,
statement,
declaration,
publicizing,
publication,
dissemination,
circulation,
communication,
spreading,
promulgation,
broadcast,
broadcasting,
revelation,
announcement,
proclamation,
divulgence,
submission,
raising,
mooting,
proposal,
discussion,
debate,
air
verb
• express (an opinion or grievance) publicly.
• "a meeting in which long-standing grievances were aired"
Similar:
express,
voice,
make public,
vent,
ventilate,
articulate,
state,
declare,
give expression to,
give voice to,
make known,
publicize,
publish,
disseminate,
circulate,
communicate,
spread,
promulgate,
broadcast,
reveal,
announce,
proclaim,
divulge,
submit,
raise,
moot,
propose,
discuss,
debate,
have one's say,
• expose (a room) to the open air in order to ventilate it.
• "the window sashes were lifted regularly to air the room"
Origin:
Middle English (in air (sense 1 of the noun)): from Old French air, from Latin aer, from Greek aēr, denoting the gas. air (sense 2 of the noun) is from French air, probably from Old French aire ‘site, disposition’, from Latin ager, agr- ‘field’ (influenced by sense 1). air (sense 3 of the noun) comes from Italian aria (see aria).
