fire off
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fire off
verb fires off · firing off · fired off
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To perform (a task) rapidly, often unexpectedly.
No sooner had I replied to his first question, than he fired off another one.
Similar: toss off
- To discharge from a firearm. The nervous soldier fired off a few more rounds into the darkness.
Talk about this word "fire off." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fire%20off. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. fire off. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fire%20off "fire off." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fire%20off.
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@misc{fire_off_2026,
title = {fire off},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fire%20off},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
