fighting

[fahy-ting]

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.

Other Word Forms

• unfighting adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of fighting¹

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

Example Sentences

“Hitler was fighting communists and made multiple attempts to end the war. Most deaths in the camps were from typhus. Winston Churchill is one of the most evil men who ever lived,” Borysenko said.

From Salon

“He has friends and family fighting in Israel, and friends who were murdered on Oct. 7th.”

From Los Angeles Times

But those who gathered on Sunday at the protests shouted "prison for Bolsonaro" and many told local reporters that they were "fighting for Brazil's democracy".

From BBC

Then, as if flipping a switch, she dives into a hilarious story about how she is fighting back by forcing her adult siblings to go on annual family vacations.

From Los Angeles Times

“There’s hundreds and hundreds of people that are still having sleepless nights,” said one resident, Jon Brown, co-chair of the Palisades Bowl Community Partnership fighting for residents’ right to return home.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• bloodshed 
• combat 
• conflict 
• dispute 
• exchange 
• hostility 
• melee 
• riot 
• scuffle 
• strife 
• struggle 
• war 
• warfare