airing

Letting fresh in

Airing is exposure to air or public attention.

Laundry gets an airing on a clothesline.

Grievances get an airing when finally discussed.

A television program's airing is its broadcast: The show's first airing drew ten million viewers.

To take an airing is an old-fashioned way of saying to go for a walk or drive outdoors.

dissemination

spreading

Extending over space

transmission · propagation · promulgation · communication · release · sharing · disclosure · publicity · announcement · exposure

freshening

outdoors

In open air

bedding · blankets · clothesline · musty · drying · sunlight · sheets · mattress · pillows · duvet

discussion

grievance

Formal claim of unfairness

concerns · issues · voicing · expressing · public · forum · dialogue · debate · exchange · disclosure

ventilation

breeze

Light, gentle air movement

HVAC · exhaust · vent · intake · airflow · cooling · freshening · blower · diffuser · grille

broadcast

television

Broadcast viewing device

podcast · episode · series · program · network · satellite · antenna · live · syndication · ratings

Categories
Opposites
ventilation/exposure to air

airingsealing

Making impermeable

enclosing · shutting up · closing · shutting · smothering

disclosure/expression

airingconcealing

Keeping something secret

suppressing · hiding · silencing · repressing · withholding

broadcast/transmission

airingcanceling

Revoking a prior arrangement

pulling · shelving · suppressing · withholding · censoring

Phrases
Family

airiness, airings

Familiarity
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G