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aired out

aired out is the simple past and past participle of air out.

aired out is the alternative spelling of aired-out.

Meaning of air out

Verb

air out (third-person singular simple present airs out, present participle airing out, simple past and past participle aired out)

  1. (idiomatic) To expose to air; to leave open or spread out, as to allow odor or moisture to dissipate.
    • If you air out your sleeping bag after you use it, it will smell better the next time you get in.
  2. (broadly) To discuss in the open; to address an issue or conflict that has long been avoided.
    • She's been nursing a grievance for a while now. It's time to air it out.
  3. (broadly, African-American Vernacular) To shoot up a location, particularly inside a building.
  4. (slang) To throw passes, especially long and high passes.

Meaning of aired-out

Adjective

aired-out (not comparable)

  1. Having been opened to fresh air.

Questions about aired out

What is aired out the simple past and past participle of?
Aired out is the simple past and past participle of air out.

Words near aired out in the dictionary

  1. aired
  2. aired off
  3. aired one's dirty laundry in public
  4. aired one's dirty linen in public
  5. aired one's paunch
  6. aired out
  7. aired up
  8. aired-out
  9. airedale
  10. Airedale Terrier
  11. Airedale Terriers

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Adapted from Wiktionary: aired out (page history and authors); air out (page history and authors); aired-out (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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