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

They merely thought the benefits to Israel of fighting on were no longer worth the cost.

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The document does not mention guarantees that could have been given that the conflict will not restart, or what could happen if either side returns to fighting.

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Negotiators said they had reached a deal to exchange the remaining hostages for Palestinian prisoners and halt the fighting.

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Players can choose to play as any of the countries in the region, including factions as the Islamist militant group Boko Haram, which is fighting an insurgency in northern Nigeria, or as the U.S.,

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“Moscow wants to keep fighting and killing, and it deserves the toughest pressure from the world.”

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Related Words

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