airing
air·ing/ˈɛəɹɪŋ/noun, verb
airing is spelled A-I-R-I-N-G: 6 letters and 2 syllables (air·ing). It appears 3.8 times per million words in written English, the 13,321st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, airing means “Exposure of something to the air, especially fresh or warm air for the purpose of ventilating or drying; (countable) an instance of this” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of airing is airings.
How many letters and syllables are in airing?
| Letters | 6: A-I-R-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: air·ing |
| In writing | 3.8 times per million words; the 13,321st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is airing?
Airing appears 3.8 times per million words in written English, the 13,321st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce airing?
- UK /ˈɛəɹɪŋ/
- British /ˈɛːɹɪŋ/
- /ˈɛːɹɪŋɡ/
Airing has 2 syllables, split air·ing in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-airing.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Naomi_Persephone_Amethyst_(NaomiAmethyst)-airing.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with airing?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as airing from its last stressed vowel (/ɛəɹɪŋ/, British pronunciation):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of airing
- airings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does airing mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Exposure of something to the air, especially fresh or warm air for the purpose of ventilating or drying; (countable) an instance of this.
- 2
An act of taking an animal (especially a dog or horse) into the open air for exercise.
- 3
datedAn act of riding or walking in the open air for exercise or leisure.
- 4
An act of broadcasting a radio or television show; a broadcasting.
- 5
Public disclosure or discussion of a subject, or expression of an opinion; (countable) an instance of this.
airing of grievances
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of air.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Airing in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense exposure of something to the air, especially fresh or warm air for the purpose o:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | arejamento |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does airing come from?
From air (“substance constituting Earth’s atmosphere”, noun) and air (“to bring (something) into contact with the air; to let fresh air into (a place); to make public (an opinion, etc.); to broadcast (something)”, verb) + -ing (suffix forming nouns or noun-like terms from verbs, denoting acts of doing something, actions, or the embodiment of action; and forming the present participles of verbs).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).