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Aired   /ɛrd/   Listen
verb
Air  v. t.  (past & past part. aired; pres. part. airing)  
1.
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."
2.
To expose for the sake of public notice; to display ostentatiously; as, to air one's opinion. "Airing a snowy hand and signet gem."
3.
To expose to heat, for the purpose of expelling dampness, or of warming; as, to air linen; to air liquors.



adjective
aired  adj.  
1.
Abounding in fresh air.
Synonyms: airy
2.
Made public by radio or television. "The report was aired on the seven o'clock news."
Synonyms: broadcast






Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48








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"Aired" Quotes from Famous Books



... the tablecloth and spread it on the grass in the sun to bleach. And the blanket must be hung up in the wind; and the bed must be thoroughly disinfected, and aired with a warming-pan; and warmed ...
— A Collection of Beatrix Potter Stories • Beatrix Potter

... me in my bed, mother,—my head is throbbing sore; And, mother, prithee, let the sheets be duly aired before; And, if you'd do a kindness to your poor desponding child, Draw me a pot of beer, mother—and, ...
— The Bon Gaultier Ballads • William Edmonstoune Aytoun

... ride into Banagher and look after that box; Buckmaster sent it from London two months ago, and it has been lying there ever since. And, Mrs. Magra, pray let the windows be opened, and the house well aired; that drawing-room would be all the ...
— Charles O'Malley, The Irish Dragoon, Volume 2 (of 2) • Charles Lever

... was Rose, a man of twenty-five, a curious mixture of knowledge, cynicism, energy, and affectionateness. I found Rose a very congenial companion, though I never felt sure what he thought, and never aired my enthusiasms in his presence. He had great aplomb, and was troubled by no shyness nor hesitation. There was a touch of frostiness at times between him and Father Payne. Rose was paradoxical and whimsical, and was apt to support fantastic positions ...
— Father Payne • Arthur Christopher Benson

... Purpose, was ordered to deliver a Bank Note of an hundred Pounds to Mr. Lovewell, another hundred to his Wife, and fifty to the Daughter, desiring them to take Possession of the House, and get it well aired against she came down, which would be in two or three Days at most. This, to People who were almost starving, was a sweet and seasonable Relief, and they were all sollicitous to know their Benefactress, but of that the Messenger himself was too ignorant to inform them. However, she came ...
— Goody Two-Shoes - A Facsimile Reproduction Of The Edition Of 1766 • Anonymous


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