firing

[fahyuhr-ing]

noun

1. the act of a person or thing that fires.

2. material for a fire; fuel.

3. the act of baking ceramics or glass.

firing

/ ˈfaɪərɪŋ /

noun

1. the process of baking ceramics, etc, in a kiln or furnace

   a second firing

2. the act of stoking a fire or furnace

3. a discharge of a firearm

4. something used as fuel, such as coal or wood

5. a scorching of plants, as a result of disease, drought, or heat

Other Word Forms

• unfiring adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of firing¹

late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425; fire, -ing ¹

Example Sentences

The rush of sugar, cream and cocoa sends Amélie’s synapses firing.

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Since the spring, the report has shown a labor market in which few companies are hiring — or firing — employees.

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There was later a 3½-month legal investigation into conduct at Supernal, which led to the firing of Supernal’s chief executive and chief technology officer.

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But many workers came to view the plans less as genuine support and more as bureaucratic tools used to justify firing people or withholding raises.

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This adjustment reestablished normal communication with a group of inhibitory neurons in the centrolateral amygdala known as "regular firing neurons."

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