Collocations for "airing"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "airing" in context.
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air
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- [polluted, smoggy, thin, clean] air
- the air is too [polluted] to breathe
- the air is so [fresh] here
- the air is [hot, cold, humid]
- the air [stirred, picked up, blew]
- blow air [at, towards]
- need (to get) [some, a breath of] fresh air
- fill your lungs with fresh air
- [breathe, take in] air
- feel the air [on your face, in your hair]
- fill a [balloon, tire] with air
- is (just) full of hot air
- is [falling, flying] through the air
- jumped (up) into the air
- the kite [rose, flew] in the air
- [disappeared, vanished] into thin air
- threw [it] through the air (to)
- the [sound, noise, shout, scream] rang through the air
- there's something [fishy, suspicious, exciting] in the air
- the [answer, question] was left hanging in the air
- [it's] still up in the air
- [excitement, terror, anger] filled the air
- we have central air at [home, the office]
- a [casual, mysterious, self-effacing] air
- he had an air of [mystery, malice, the exotic]
- he has the air of [someone, a man who]
- [she, the new approach] was a breath of fresh air
- turn [on, off] the air conditioning
- [poor, great] air quality
- [a lot of, too much] air pollution
- replace your air filter
- sent via air mail
- air intake [valve, switch]
- air traffic (controller)
- [joined, is serving in] the Air Force
- an open-air [pool, concert, venue]
- (ride in a) hot air balloon
- aired the [show, movie]
- the [program] aired (in)
- (will) air on [cable, the BBC, PBS]
- airs at [noon, 12:00]
- will air from [August] to [November]
- will air for [two] [weeks, hours, months]
- the [show] aired last [night, week, Sunday]
- aired live (on TV, on YouTube, by webcast)
- [originally, first, already] aired
- hang up the [clothing, rug] to air
- air your dirty [laundry, linen] (in public)
- (chance to) air your [grievances, opinions, views]
- air out the [room, clothing, rug]
'airing' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):