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[ fahyuhr-ing ] / ˈfaɪər ɪŋ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR firing ON THESAURUS.COM
nounthe act of a person or thing that fires. material for a fire; fuel. the act of baking ceramics or glass. Origin of firinglate Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425; see origin at fire, -ing1 OTHER WORDS FROM firingun·fir·ing, adjectiveWords nearby firingfirewood, firework, fireworks, fireworm, firie, firing, firing glass, firing line, firing line, on the, firing order, firing party Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for firingThe firing of a new executive brought in to shake up the flailing show is getting dead-movie-star tabloid coverage. Behind the ‘Today’ Show’s Latest Meltdown|Lloyd Grove|November 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST When you are firing out at night, the red tracers go out into the blackness as if you were drawing with a light pen. War Is Hell and Such Good Fun|Don Gomez|November 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST “Social media is going to solve this crime,” he says, before facing a firing squad of death stares from his colleagues. ‘Newsroom’ Premiere: Aaron Sorkin Puts CNN on Blast Over the Boston Bombing|Kevin Fallon|November 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST Turkish gendarmes ran past me, shouting at the refugees to clear off, firing more canisters for good measure. When ISIS Is An Excuse For A Police State|Jamie Dettmer|October 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
We could hear them running outside, yelling and firing their guns. Beirut Letter: In Lebanon, Fighting ISIS With Culture and Satire|Kim Ghattas|September 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST He burst in upon her to declare his love, as if it were a question of firing the first shot on a field of battle. The Duchesse de Langeais|Honore de Balzac Davies's brigade fought gallantly to resist Hampton's assaults, which began as soon as the firing on Custer in the rear was heard. Civil War Experiences|Henry Coddington Meyer I asked for reinforcements and provisions; we had been in the firing line for sixty hours. Dixmude|Charles Le Goffic I heard constant sounds of firing and the noisy shouts of the buccaneers as they trooped out of the cavern and down the hill. Latitude 19 degree|Mrs. Schuyler Crowninshield Away up on the hill Taylor's battery was firing a national salute. The Boys of '61|Charles Carleton Coffin.
British Dictionary definitions for firing
nounthe process of baking ceramics, etc, in a kiln or furnacea second firing the act of stoking a fire or furnace a discharge of a firearm something used as fuel, such as coal or wood US a scorching of plants, as a result of disease, drought, or heat Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to firingshoot, explode, discharge, hurl, launch, oust, expel, drop, terminate, sack, ignite, kindle, enkindle, light, shell, eject, fling, toss, loose, cast |