AIR (2)

air (2). Air, v.t. to give or take air, warm a little, dry

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Air (âr), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Aired (ârd); p. pr. & vb. n. Airing.] [[See Air, n., and cf. Aërate.]] 1. 1. To expose to the air for the purpose of cooling, refreshing, or purifying; to ventilate; as, to air a room.
It were good wisdom . . . that the jail were aired. Bacon. Were you but riding forth to air yourself. Shak. 2. 2. To expose for the sake of public notice; to display ostentatiously; as, to air one's opinion.
Airing a snowy hand and signet gem. Tennyson. 3. 3. To expose to heat, for the purpose of expelling dampness, or of warming; as, to air linen; to air liquors.