firing C2+ Topic:War & Conflict US /ˈfaɪərɪŋ/ UK /ˈfaɪərɪŋ/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun the act of discharging a weapon, dismissing staff, or baking pottery The kiln's first firing fused the glaze beautifully. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the act of discharging a... dischargeshootingdismissalsackingignitionbaking ↔ Opposites hiringemployment Word family Related forms fire Appears in Phrases (2) See all firing squad a group assigned to shoot together during an execution or military ceremony Noun + noun firing off discharging a firearm so that it sends out a shot Verb + adverb Etymology AI details 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 View etymology graph -> Topics War & Conflict Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # 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 - War & Conflict - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown