firing

C2+ Topic:Work & Careers

US /ˈfaɪərɪŋ/ UK /ˈfaɪərɪŋ/ See IPA manual

noun

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1

noun
the act of discharging a weapon, dismissing staff, or baking pottery

The kiln's first firing fused the glaze beautifully.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the act of discharging a... discharge shooting dismissal sacking ignition baking

Opposites

hiring employment

Word family

Related forms fire

Etymology

From the verb fire + -ing; fire is from Old English fȳr ('fire'), from Proto-Germanic *fōr, *fuir, from Proto-Indo-European *péh2ur ('fire').

fȳr Old English *péh₂ur Proto-Indo-European

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# firing

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** ˈfaɪərɪŋ
**IPA (UK):** ˈfaɪərɪŋ

## Meanings
1. the act of discharging a weapon, dismissing staff, or baking pottery

## Examples
- The kiln's first firing fused the glaze beautifully.

## Synonyms
- discharge
- shooting
- dismissal
- sacking
- ignition
- baking

## Antonyms
- hiring
- employment

## Related Forms
- fire

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: fȳr
- Root: *péh₂ur

## Etymology
From the verb fire + -ing; fire is from Old English fȳr ('fire'), from Proto-Germanic *fōr, *fuir, from Proto-Indo-European *péh2ur ('fire').

## AI Etymology
Firing is from the verb fire + -ing; fire is from Old English fȳr ('fire'), from Proto-Germanic *fōr, *fuir, from Proto-Indo-European *péh2ur ('fire'). Important recorded forms include fȳr (Old English) and *péh₂ur (Proto-Indo-European). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers the act of discharging a weapon, dismissing staff, or baking pottery. The wider family includes related words such as fire.

## Topics
- Work & Careers
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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