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Firing

noun/fˈaɪɚɹɪŋ/
Definition
the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy
the act of discharging a gun
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/fˈaɪɚɹɪŋ/
🇬🇧British English
/fˈaɪəɹɪŋ/
🇮🇳Indian English
/fˈaɪəɹɪŋ/
2 syllables Say it as /fˈaɪɚɹɪŋ/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Antonyms
Parts of Speech
nounthe act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy
“hold your fire until you can see the whites of their eyes”
nounthe act of discharging a gun
nounthe act of setting something on fire
nounthe termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)
verbstart firing a weapon
verbcause to go off
“fire a gun”
verbbake in a kiln so as to harden
“fire pottery”
verbterminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position
“The boss fired his secretary today”
verbgo off or discharge
“The gun fired”
verbdrive out or away by or as if by fire
“The soldiers were fired”
verbcall forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
“arouse pity”
verbdestroy by fire
“They burned the house and his diaries”
verbprovide with fuel
“Oil fires the furnace”
Word Forms
fireverbgo off or discharge
dischargeverbcause to go off
igniteverbstart to burn or burst into flames
kindleverbcatch fire
inflameverbcatch fire
dismissverbterminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position
sackverbterminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position
firenounthe act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy
firingnounthe act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy
dischargenounthe act of discharging a gun
dismissibleadjectivesubject to dismissal
dismissionnounthe termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)
dismissalnounthe termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)
sacknounthe termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)
sackingnounthe termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)
arousalnounthe act of arousing
elicitationnounstimulation that calls up (draws forth) a particular class of behaviors
evocativeadjectiveserving to bring to mind; - Wilder Hobson
evocationnounstimulation that calls up (draws forth) a particular class of behaviors
provocativeadjectiveserving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate; stimulating discussion or exciting controversy; ; ; - Anthony Trollope
provocationnounsomething that incites or provokes; a means of arousing or stirring to action
burnableadjectivecapable of burning
burnnouna place or area that has been burned (especially on a person's body)
fuelnouna substance that can be consumed to produce energy
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Brennen
der Akt des Abfeuerns von Waffen oder Artillerie auf einen Feind
🇫🇷French
cuisson
l'acte de tirer des armes ou de l'artillerie sur un ennemi
🇪🇸Spanish
disparo
el acto de disparar armas o artillería a un enemigo
🇮🇹Italian
sparare
l'atto di sparare con armi o artiglieria contro un nemico
🇳🇱Dutch
schieten
de handeling waarbij wapens of artillerie op een vijand worden afgevuurd
🇵🇹Portuguese
disparando
o ato de disparar armas ou artilharia contra um inimigo
🇷🇺Russian
стрельба
стрельба из оружия или артиллерии по противнику
India
🇮🇳Hindi
फायरिंग
किसी शत्रु पर हथियार या तोपखाना चलाने की क्रिया
🇧🇩Bengali
গুলি
শত্রুর উপর অস্ত্র বা কামান নিক্ষেপ করার কাজ
🇮🇳Tamil
துப்பாக்கி சூடு
எதிரி மீது ஆயுதங்கள் அல்லது பீரங்கிகளை சுடும் செயல்
🇮🇳Telugu
కాల్పులు
శత్రువుపై ఆయుధాలు లేదా ఫిరంగిని కాల్చే చర్య
🇮🇳Marathi
गोळीबार
शत्रूवर शस्त्रे किंवा तोफखाना गोळीबार करण्याची कृती
🇮🇳Gujarati
ગોળીબાર
દુશ્મન પર શસ્ત્રો અથવા તોપખાના ચલાવવાનું કાર્ય
🇮🇳Kannada
ಗುಂಡು ಹಾರಿಸುವುದು
ಶತ್ರುಗಳ ಮೇಲೆ ಶಸ್ತ್ರಾಸ್ತ್ರಗಳು ಅಥವಾ ಫಿರಂಗಿಗಳನ್ನು ಹಾರಿಸುವ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
വെടിവെപ്പ്
ശത്രുവിന് നേരെ ആയുധങ്ങളോ പീരങ്കികളോ വെടിവയ്ക്കുന്ന പ്രവൃത്തി
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਗੋਲੀਬਾਰੀ
ਦੁਸ਼ਮਣ 'ਤੇ ਹਥਿਆਰਾਂ ਜਾਂ ਤੋਪਖਾਨੇ ਨੂੰ ਗੋਲੀਬਾਰੀ ਕਰਨ ਦਾ ਕੰਮ
🇵🇰Urdu
فائرنگ
دشمن پر ہتھیاروں یا توپ خانے سے فائر کرنے کا عمل
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
射击
向敌人发射武器或大炮的行为
🇯🇵Japanese
発砲
敵に向かって武器や大砲を発砲する行為
🇰🇷Korean
발사
적에게 무기나 대포를 발사하는 행위
🇻🇳Vietnamese
bắn
hành động bắn vũ khí hoặc pháo binh vào kẻ thù
🇹🇭Thai
ยิง
การยิงอาวุธหรือปืนใหญ่ใส่ศัตรู
🇮🇩Indonesian
penembakan
tindakan menembakkan senjata atau artileri ke arah musuh
🇵🇭Filipino
pagpapaputok
ang pagkilos ng pagpapaputok ng mga armas o artilerya sa isang kaaway
🇲🇾Malay
menembak
perbuatan menembak senjata atau artileri ke arah musuh
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
إطلاق النار
عملية إطلاق الأسلحة أو المدفعية على العدو
🇮🇷Persian
شلیک کردن
عمل شلیک سلاح یا توپخانه به سمت دشمن
🇹🇷Turkish
ateşleme
bir düşmana silah veya topçu ateş etme eylemi
🇮🇱Hebrew
ירי
פעולה של ירי נשק או ארטילריה לעבר אויב
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'firing'?
The primary meaning of 'firing' is 'the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'firing' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'firing' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'firing' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'firing' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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In your opinion, does the word 'firing' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
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