GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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   Air (âr), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Aired (ârd); p. pr. & vb. n. Airing.] [See Air, n., and cf. Aërate.]
   1. To expose to the air for the purpose of cooling, refreshing, or purifying; to ventilate; as, “to air a room”.
   
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   It were good wisdom . . . that the jail were aired. Bacon.
   
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   Were you but riding forth to air yourself. Shak.
   
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   2. To expose for the sake of public notice; to display ostentatiously; as, “to air one's opinion”.
   
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   Airing a snowy hand and signet gem. Tennyson.
   
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   3. To expose to heat, for the purpose of expelling dampness, or of warming; as, “to air linen; to air liquors.”
   
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   Airing (ârˈĭng), n.
   1. A walk or a ride in the open air; a short excursion for health's sake.
   
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   2. An exposure to air, or to a fire, for warming, drying, etc.; as, “the airing of linen, or of a room”.
   
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