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air out en · VERB

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (idiomatic) To expose to air; to leave open or spread out, as to allow odor or moisture to dissipate.
    • If you air it out after you use it, it will smell better the next time you get in.
    • 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, qualifier:African-American Vernacular) To shoot up a location, particularly inside a building.
  4. (slang) To throw passes, especially long and high passes.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
aired out Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
aired out Tense=Past lexicographic
airs out Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
airing out Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Relateds

air one's dirty laundry in public · airing

Translations (10)

fr crever l'abcès (to discuss in the open) · gl airear (to expose to air) · eo aerumi (to expose to air) · pl przewietrzać (to expose to air) · pl przewietrzyć (to expose to air) · gl airear (to discuss in the open) · es airear (to expose to air) · es ventear (to expose to air) · fr aérer (to expose to air) · gl desabafar (to expose to air)