wiring

noun

wir·ing ˈwī(-ə)r-iŋ

plural wirings

Synonyms of wiring next

: the act of providing or using wire

: 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.

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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 See all Example Sentences for wiring