firing

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firing

/ˈfaɪ.əɹ.ɪŋ/ UK
/ˈfaɪ.ɚ.ɪŋ/ US

Rhymes with -aɪəɹɪŋ

Where it comes from

By surface analysis, fire + -ing.

noun firings

countable, uncountable The process of applying heat or fire, especially to clay, etc., to produce pottery. After the pots have been glazed, they go back into the kiln for a second firing.
countable, uncountable The fuel for a fire. No more dams I’ll make for fish; Nor fetch in firing At requiring […]
countable, uncountable The act of adding fuel to a fire. One driver told him that a fireman who did not know the route might easily go "over the side" between Corby and Harringworth, unless warned beforehand of the reverse curves; he himself, in his firing days, used to try so to plan his firing that it was unnecessary to add any more coal while passing o
countable, uncountable The discharge of a gun or other weapon. […] they fir’d several Times, making other Signals for the Boat. At last, when all their Signals and Firings prov’d fruitless, and they found the Boat did not stir, we saw them by the Help of my Glasses, hoist another Boat out, and row towards the Shore […]
countable, uncountable The dismissal of someone from a job due to poor work performance. Even the most seasoned analysts of British politics were struck by the brutality of Ms. May’s hirings and firings.
countable, uncountable Cauterization.

verb

gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of fire

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: kindling, ignition, sack, lighting, sacking, discharge, release, liberation, dismissal, firing off, glaze, heating, boiler, lamp, detonation, combustion

Translations

Every language

noun process of applying heat or fire

Deutsch	Brennen, Brennung

noun fuel

Deutsch	Brennstoff

noun discharge

Kiswahili	ufyatuaji
Deutsch	Schussabgabe

noun dismissal

Français	renvoi
Deutsch	Entlassung
Română	concediere

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@misc{firing_2026,
  title = {firing},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/firing},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}