firing

Meaning

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) The process of applying heat or fire, especially to clay, etc., to produce pottery.
2. (countable, uncountable) The fuel for a fire.
3. (countable, uncountable) The act of adding fuel to a fire.
4. (countable, uncountable) The discharge of a gun or other weapon.
5. (countable, uncountable) The dismissal of someone from a job due to poor work performance.
6. (countable, uncountable) Cauterization.

Verb

present participle and gerund of fire

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fire

• Noun
• Adj
• Verb
• Intj

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Synonyms

shooting

fire

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ignition

discharge

dismissal

kindling

gunfire

sacking

shot

dismission

gunshot

sack

firing off

layoff

baking

liberation

bombardment

lighting

marksmanship

release

removal

shelling

inflammation

fuel

lay off

liftoff

pyromania

pyrophoric

riddance

rustication

separation

shoot

shoot-out

stoke

suspension

light the fire

volley

warm up

dislodgment

catching fire

discharge of gun

being relieved of a burden

dehire

retirement

discharge from

give the bounce

separationism

dismiss from office

light-up

firing up

Translations

tir

allumage

despido

renvoi

cuisson

βολή

schietpartij

Zündung

Feuerung

Abschuss

έναυση

Abfeuern

ψήσιμο

πυροδότηση

πυρά

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈfaɪ.əɹ.ɪŋ/

Etymology

By surface analysis, fire + -ing.