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  • present participle of fight.
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fighting

American  
[fahy-ting] / ˈfaɪ tɪŋ /

adjective

  1. fit to fight.

    a boxer who's no longer in fighting shape.

  2. tending or meant to stir up a fight or hostility.

    fighting words.


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Etymology

Origin of fighting

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English; fight + -ing 2

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Alan Shearer: France, but there's a caveat that comes with it - only if there is no in-house fighting.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

“We hope they stop fighting the project,” Riley, co-executive director of Venice Community Housing, said of the city.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

EV stocks have been volatile lately, fighting tariff and policy headwinds.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

Reform leader Nigel Farage has called on X to act over a series of fake, AI-generated adverts which depict him fighting Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

“Didn’t you notice,” she began in an oddly strangled voice, “how, when those men were fighting, the cute janitor guy yelled out, ‘Jonah!

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

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