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airs out

airs out is the third-person singular simple present indicative of air 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.

Questions about airs out

What is airs out the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Airs out is the third-person singular simple present indicative of air out.

Words near airs out in the dictionary

  1. airs de cour
  2. airs off
  3. airs one's dirty laundry in public
  4. airs one's dirty linen in public
  5. airs one's paunch
  6. airs out
  7. airs up
  8. airsac
  9. airsac catfish
  10. airsac catfishes
  11. airsacculitis

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