# wiring

Pronunciation: US say "WY-er-ing" /ˈwaɪəɹɪŋ/; UK say "WY-uh-ing" /ˈwaɪə(ɹ)ɪŋ/

## Noun

1. The mass of electric wires running through a building, machine, or device.
   - Simple: The wires inside a building or machine that carry electricity.
   - _The electrician traced a fault in the wiring behind the wall._
   - _Modern aircraft contain miles of wiring connecting their many systems._

## Verb

2. Present participle of wire. — present participle and gerund of wire
   - Simple: Present participle of wire. Use this form when the action is happening right now.
   - _She is wiring the speakers into the sound system._
   - _Workers spent the week wiring the entire office building._

## Origin

Formed from "wire" combined with the suffix "-ing".

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/wiring (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).