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

In the northern Kijitonyama area of Dar es Salaam, two men in uniform were filmed taking aim and firing along a main road in the direction of protests.

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The firings then sparked their own protest in a rally outside Condé Nast headquarters in Lower Manhattan on Wednesday.

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He believes Mendoza went into the bedroom first and Tatum followed "firing across the head of the bed".

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When fully fit and firing, Tuilagi was so difficult to stop - and I don't think Lawrence has that capability to the same extent.

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In October, a US guided missile destroyer docked at Trinidad for four days for another round of practice drills -- within firing range of Venezuela, whose government called it a "provocation."

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