wiring

noun

wir·​ing ˈwī(-ə)r-iŋ 

plural wirings

1

: the act of providing or using wire

2

: a system of wires

especially : an arrangement of wires used for electric service distribution

plumbing and wiring

(figurative) the brain's wiring

A licensed electrician must be contacted to make repairs if there's damage or if water has entered the walls around electric wirings.

—Luis Zambrano

Examples of wiring in a Sentence

All the wiring in the house needs to be replaced.

He fixed the radio's wiring.

Recent Examples on the Web

Unfortunately, effectiveness depends heavily on your electrical wiring. —Simon Hill, WIRED, 2 Nov. 2024

At Candlestick Park and other sports facilities, Jim Phelan has changed the stadium lights and fixed the wiring. —Jorge L. Ortiz, USA TODAY, 2 Nov. 2024

As the police are entering the house, Forbes does just that — but the wiring isn't exactly correct. —Samantha Stutsman, People.com, 11 Oct. 2024

Unraveled end-to-end, the fruit fly brain’s neural wiring would stretch out to more than 490 feet, which is longer than four blue whales aligned nose-to-tail, per the New York Times’ Carl Zimmer. —Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1552, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

wiring

noun

1

: the act of providing or using wire

2

: a system of wires

especially : an arrangement of wires used for electric distribution