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firing
/ ˈfaɪərɪŋ /
noun
- the process of baking ceramics, etc, in a kiln or furnace
a second firing
- the act of stoking a fire or furnace
- a discharge of a firearm
- something used as fuel, such as coal or wood
- a scorching of plants, as a result of disease, drought, or heat
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- un·firing adjective
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Example Sentences
The interior video shows the gunman firing the shot through the window.
“Lack of forward firing ordnance in a CAS supporting aircraft is a major handicap,” he added.
Brinsley stepped up to the passenger side of the patrol car, raised a silver Taurus semi-automatic pistol and began firing.
The firing of a new executive brought in to shake up the flailing show is getting dead-movie-star tabloid coverage.
Olympian Kevin Jackson later accused du Pont of firing him from Team Foxcatcher for being black.
Numbers have dribbled back from firing line and cannot be collected in this difficult country.
Heavy firing continued all that afternoon, inflicting great loss on the rebels, whilst the Spaniards lost one soldier.
Firing a random volley, those that lived turned and fled, pursued by the scouts.
Last night again there was all sorts of firing and fighting going on, throughout those hours peaceful citizens ear-mark for sleep.
As they neared Paris, they heard firing, and became aware a slight skirmish was in progress.
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