# firing

Pronunciation: US say "FY-ur-ing" /ˈfaɪ.ɚ.ɪŋ/; UK say "FY-uhr-ing" /ˈfaɪ.əɹ.ɪŋ/

## Noun

1. The shooting of a gun or other weapon, whether a single shot or a sustained barrage.
   - Simple: The act of shooting a gun or other weapon.
   - _The firing from the warship continued well into the night._
   - _Investigators tried to determine the source of the firing._
2. The act of dismissing an employee from a job, usually because of poor work or misconduct.
   - Simple: Losing your job because your work was not good enough.
   - _The firing of three managers signaled a major shake-up._
   - _News of his firing spread quickly through the staff._
4. The process of applying heat to clay or similar material to produce finished pottery.
   - Simple: Heating clay in a very hot oven to make it hard and finished.
   - _The firing of the vase at high temperature gave it a glassy surface._
   - _Uneven firing left small cracks across the ceramic plate._
5. The act of putting fuel on a fire, as when stoking a furnace or boiler.
   - Simple: The act of putting more wood or coal onto a fire.
   - _The firing of the furnace demanded a steady supply of coal._
   - _Constant firing kept the locomotive's boiler at full pressure._
6. The fuel used to keep a fire burning.
   - Simple: Wood, coal, or other material that is burned to keep a fire going.
   - _The cottage relied on peat and dry wood for its firing._
   - _Villagers stored enough firing to last until spring._
7. The burning of body tissue with a hot instrument to seal a wound or treat an injury.
   - Simple: Burning part of the body with heat to close a wound or treat an injury.
   - _The surgeon used firing to seal the severed vessel._
   - _Repeated firing left scars along the animal's leg._

## Verb

3. Present participle and gerund of fire. — present participle and gerund of fire
   - Simple: Present participle of fire. Use this form when the action is happening right now.
   - _Witnesses accused the guards of firing into the crowd._
   - _The coach is firing up the players before kickoff._

## Origin

Formed within English from the word 'fire' combined with the suffix '-ing'.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/firing (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).