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Webster 1913 Edition
Firing
Fir′ing
,Noun.
1.
The act of discharging firearms.
2.
The mode of introducing fuel into the furnace and working it.
Knight.
3.
The application of fire, or of a cautery.
Dunglison.
4.
The process of partly vitrifying pottery by exposing it to intense heat in a kiln.
5.
Fuel; firewood or coal.
[Obs.]
Mortimer.
Firing iron
, an instrument used in cauterizing.
Webster 1828 Edition
Firing
FI'RING
,ppr.
FI'RING
, n.1.
The act of discharging firearms.2.
Fuel; firewood or coal.Definition 2024
firing
firing
English
Noun
firing (plural firings)
- The process of applying heat or fire, especially to clay etc to produce pottery.
- The fuel for a fire.
- 1610, The Tempest, by Shakespeare, act 2 scene 2
- No more dams I'll make for fish; / Nor fetch in firing / At requiring [...]
- 1610, The Tempest, by Shakespeare, act 2 scene 2
- The discharge of a gun or other weapon.
- The dismissal of someone from a job.
Translations
process of applying heat or fire
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discharge
dismissal
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Verb
firing
- present participle of fire