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verb

Air v. t. (past & past part. aired; pres. part. airing)

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." "Were you but riding forth to air yourself."

To expose for the sake of public notice; to display ostentatiously; as, to air one's opinion. "Airing a snowy hand and signet gem."

To expose to heat, for the purpose of expelling dampness, or of warming; as, to air linen; to air liquors.

adjective

aired adj.

Abounding in fresh air.

Synonyms: airy

Made public by radio or television. "The report was aired on the seven o'clock news."

Synonyms: broadcast

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Etymology of 'Aired'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Aired" Quotes from Famous Books

... said she, 'take care of yourself; and when you go to bed, mind that they pin your night-cap close at the top, otherwise you will get cold; and do not forget to have your linen well aired; for otherwise it is very dangerous, love; and many a person, by such neglect, has caught a cold which has terminated in a fever. Sweet child! I do not like to trust it from me,' added she, hugging her still closer, and smothering ...

— Forgotten Tales of Long Ago • E. V. Lucas

... Everything was delicately clean, and fragrant with the odour of dried rose-leaves and lavender,—and it was with all the zealous care of an anxious housewife that Mary Deane assured her "guest" that the sheets were well-aired, and that there was not "a speck of damp" anywhere. A kind of instinct told him that this dainty little sleeping chamber, so fresh and pure, with not even a picture on its white-washed walls, and only a plain wooden cross hung up just opposite to the bed, ...

— The Treasure of Heaven - A Romance of Riches • Marie Corelli

... isn't a trial, Auntie," and Win looked like a wise owl, as she aired her new and suddenly acquired ...

— Vicky Van • Carolyn Wells

... stalked abroad, peering from veiled eyes, hovering on lips. And there was a coming and going of menials, a to-and-froing of extra gardeners and carpenters, and the sound of many hammers. The ball-room and the dining-room were opened and aired, the beautiful floors polished, and the dust and cobwebs ...

— The Lure of the Mask • Harold MacGrath

... laugh. He was much relieved when he found that his concierge was not on watch, and that he could slip unobserved up the stairs and into his rooms. The rooms were fresh and clean, for they had been aired and tended daily. ...

— Jason • Justus Miles Forman

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