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Meaning of 'firing' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Firing [ n.]
- The act of disharging firearms.
- The mode of introducing fuel into the furnace and working it.
- The application of fire, or of a cautery.
- The process of partly vitrifying pottery by exposing it to intense heat in a kiln.
- Fuel; firewood or coal.

Meaning of 'firing' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . firing [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy
Example in sentence:
  • hold your fire until you can see the whites of their eyes;
  • they retreated in the face of withering enemy fire

Nearby Words:

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