fighting

Meaning

Adj

1. Engaged in war or other conflict.
2. Apt to provoke a fight.

Verb

present participle and gerund of fight

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) The act or process of contending; violence or conflict.
2. (countable, uncountable) A fight or battle; an occasion on which people fight

fight

• Verb
• Noun

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Synonyms

battle

war

fight

combat

struggle

warfare

active

combat-ready

scrap

scuffle

brawl

beating

military

combative

trouble

tussle

vying

warlike

fights

combatant

boxing

pecking

pugilism

punch-up

quarreling

quarrelling

race

scolding

scuffling

set-to

shooting

squabble

stick

struggling

warring

wrestling

🤼

dustup

anti-

scene of carnage

fierce competition

shield and halberd

conflict

bovver

cause death

military operations

naval operations

action

rushing upon

affray

against

Translations

lutte

combat

Kampf

pelea

bagarre

bataille

attivo

αγώνας

πυγμαχία

μάχη

actif

baralla

kämpfend

Schlägerei

καυγάς

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈfaɪtɪŋ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: feghtyng

Inherited from Old English: feohtende

Inherited from Middle English: fightyng

Inherited from Old English: fihtung

In summary

From Middle English feghtyng, fyȝtynge, fightand, feghtand, feghtande, feightand, feȝtand, viȝtinde, feihtende, from Old English feohtende, from Proto-Germanic *fehtandz, present participle of Proto-Germanic *fehtaną (“to comb, struggle, contend with”), equivalent to fight + -ing.

Sentences

Night fell , and an assortment of fighting men and merchants entered and exited the tent .

He disembarked his fighting men and besieged the stronghold for several weeks .