Synonyms for firing
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : fahyuh r-ing |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈfaɪər ɪŋ |
Top 10 synonyms for firing Other synonyms for the word firing
- animate
- ax
- boot
- can
- cast
- eject
- electrify
- enkindle
- enliven
- enthuse
- exalt
- fling
- galvanize
- give bum's rush
- give marching orders
- give one notice
- give pink slip
- give the sack
- hand walking papers
- heave
- heighten
- ignite
- impassion
- incite
- inflame
- inform
- inspire
- inspirit
- intensify
- intoxicate
- irritate
- kick out
- kindle
- lay off
- let off
- let one go
- light
- loose
- pink slip
- pitch
- provoke
- pull trigger
- put a match to
- quicken
- rouse
- set ablaze
- set aflame
- set alight
- set fire to
- set off
- set on fire
- shell
- start a fire
- stir
- thrill
- toss
- touch off
Définition of firing
Origin :- c.1200, furen, figurative, "arouse, excite;" literal sense of "set fire to" is from late 14c., from fire (n.). The Old English verb fyrian "to supply with fire" apparently did not survive into Middle English.
- The sense of "sack, dismiss" is first recorded 1885 in American English (earlier "throw (someone) out" of some place, 1871), probably from a play on the two meanings of discharge: "to dismiss from a position," and "to fire a gun," fire in the second sense being from "set fire to gunpowder," attested from 1520s. Of bricks, pottery, etc., from 1660s. Related: Fired; firing. Fired up "angry" is from 1824. Firing squad is attested from 1904.
- verb cause to burn
- verb detonate or throw a weapon
- verb excite, arouse
- verb dismiss from responsibility
- Ben had drawn off his boots, and was firing them one after the other at the door.
- Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
- Firing from ambush and moving from place to place, he would seem more than one man.
- Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
- In less than half an hour after a firing commenced at Durant's.
- Extract from : « A Sketch of the Life of Brig. Gen. Francis Marion » by William Dobein James
- Without wasting time in firing, they advanced with the bayonet.
- Extract from : « The Story of the Malakand Field Force » by Sir Winston S. Churchill
- They had heard the firing of the night and were disappointed at having been absent.
- Extract from : « The Story of the Malakand Field Force » by Sir Winston S. Churchill
- The natives would retaliate by firing into the camp at night.
- Extract from : « The Story of the Malakand Field Force » by Sir Winston S. Churchill
- The stairs also were pulled down and burned, though there was no scarcity of firing.
- Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 4 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
- The firing was sharp on both sides, and it lasted a great while.
- Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
- We did not know the cause of the last explosion, until after the firing ceased.
- Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
- Some of our men were firing their guns at random into the underbrush.
- Extract from : « In the Valley » by Harold Frederic
Antonyms for firing
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