airest

Verb

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

1. (transitive) To bring (something) into contact with the air, so as to freshen or dry it.
   • I'll hang these clothes on the rack to air them.
2. (transitive) To let fresh air into (a room or a building), to ventilate.
   • It's getting quite stuffy in this room: let's open the windows and air it.
3. (transitive) To make public (an opinion, concern, issue, secret, differences, etc); to present to public view (and sometimes discussion).
   • Residents used the public meeting to air their concerns about the poor state of the roads.
4. (transitive) To broadcast (a television show etc.).
   • The BBC decided not to air the controversial episode.
5. (intransitive) To be broadcast.
   • This game show first aired in the 1990s and is still going today.
6. (Multicultural-London-English, UK, slang, transitive) To ignore (a person).
   • Why is this girl airing me?

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