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fighting¹

  • /ˈfaɪ.tɪŋ/ UK
  • /ˈfaɪ.tɪŋ/ Canada, US
  • [ˈfaɪ.ɾɪŋ] Canada, US
  • /ˈfʌɪ.tɪŋ/
  • [ˈfʌɪ.ɾɪŋ]
  • /ˈfɑɪ.tɪŋ/ Australia
  • [ˈfɑɪ.ɾɪŋ] Australia

Where it comes from

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.

adjective

  1. Engaged in war or other conflict.
  2. Apt to provoke a fight. It seems like a fighting insult, but he explains.

verb

  1. gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of fight

fighting²

  • /ˈfaɪ.tɪŋ/ UK
  • /ˈfaɪ.tɪŋ/ Canada, US
  • [ˈfaɪ.ɾɪŋ] Canada, US
  • /ˈfʌɪ.tɪŋ/
  • [ˈfʌɪ.ɾɪŋ]
  • /ˈfɑɪ.tɪŋ/ Australia
  • [ˈfɑɪ.ɾɪŋ] Australia

Where it comes from

From Middle English fightyng, fightynge, fiȝtinge, feȝtyng, from Old English fihtung (“fighting”), equivalent to fight + -ing.

noun fightings

  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 Then here the warres end, here our fightings marde, Yet by your leave Ile stand upon my Guard.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: warring, belligerent, militant, combat, brawling, operational, disorderly, war-ridden, active, unpeaceful, combat-ready, hostilities, fighter, combatant, wartime, warfare

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adj engaged in a fight

Deutschkämpferisch
Русскийбо́рющийся bórjuščijsja, сража́ющийся sražájuščijsja, бью́щийся bʹjúščijsja, деру́щийся derúščijsja, вою́ющий vojújuščij

noun the act or process of contending; violence or conflict

Kiswahiliupiganaji
Русскийборьба́ borʹbá
العربيةصِرَاع ṣirāʕ

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@misc{fighting_2026,
  title = {fighting},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fighting},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}