an issue that wasn’t given an airing during the campaignairingair‧ing /ˈeərɪŋ $ ˈer-/ noun 
an issue that wasn’t given an airing during the campaign2[countable] an occasion when a programme is broadcast on television or radio: the program’s first airing in 20003[countable] an occasion when something is shown to people: a car which had its first airing at the Paris Motor Show4[singular] an occasion when you let fresh air move around something: Put your houseplants outside to give them an airing.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Koslow's show got terrible ratings during its first two airings.
- Any smile she might have thought was about to have an airing, however, did not make it.
- Let us by all means give our classic a regular airing and add a new accessory.
- The red stockings and garters are stored away but you never know - they may soon be out again for another airing.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY an issue that wasn’t given an airing during the campaign Put your houseplants outside to give them an airing.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
1[singular] an occasion when an opinion, idea etc is discussedbe given/get an airing an issue that wasn’t given an airing during the campaign Put your houseplants outside to give them an airing. British English (=a warm cupboard for sheets and towels)
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN· Even a well-lagged cylinder will still give off enough heat to air clothes if your cylinder is in an airing cupboard.· A discussion I overheard concerned the merits of an airing cupboard as winter quarters for fly-traps.· Neither the airing cupboard nor the garden shed in winter are satisfactory.· In winter, put them in the airing cupboard.· Separate airing cupboard with foam dipped hot water cylinder, immersion heater and timer for boiler.· Built-in airing cupboard incorporating lagged hot water tank and immersion heater.· Unfortunately there was no airing cupboard.· Placing the books or presses in an airing cupboard will speed up the pressing process slightly without damaging the flowers.
VERB· Douglas Hurd's active citizen and John Patten's lager louts are both given an airing.· Nor, Ven being the man he was, did he waste any time in giving his thoughts an airing.· Eventually, the finished film was given a public airing in Caernarfon.
an issue that wasn’t given an airing during the campaign2[countable] an occasion when a programme is broadcast on television or radio: the program’s first airing in 20003[countable] an occasion when something is shown to people: a car which had its first airing at the Paris Motor Show4[singular] an occasion when you let fresh air move around something: Put your houseplants outside to give them an airing.