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Synonyms for firing
ˈfaɪər ɪŋfir·ing

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  1. fire, firingnoun

    the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy

    "hold your fire until you can see the whites of their eyes"; "they retreated in the face of withering enemy fire"

    Synonyms:
    dismissal, fervor, ignition, fervency, lighting, fire, firing off, dismission, inflammation, sack, attack, discharge, release, ardour, sacking, liberation, fervour, flame, fervidness, ardor, kindling, flaming, flak, flack, blast

  2. discharge, firing, firing offnoun

    the act of discharging a gun

    Synonyms:
    dismissal, arc, lighting, waiver, firing off, dismission, sack, ignition, discharge, venting, liberation, release, sacking, spark, run, emission, electric arc, expelling, kindling, inflammation, outpouring, fire, electric discharge

  3. ignition, firing, lighting, kindling, inflammationnoun

    the act of setting something on fire

    Synonyms:
    dismissal, fervor, light, liberation, tinder, redness, firing off, dismission, touchwood, sack, ignition, discharge, release, excitement, spunk, sacking, excitation, ignition system, lighting, kindling, inflammation, rubor, punk, inflaming, fervour, fire

  4. dismissal, dismission, discharge, firing, liberation, release, sack, sackingnoun

    the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)

    Synonyms:
    lighting, paper bag, electric discharge, outpouring, pink slip, liberation, sack, spark, judgement of dismissal, spillage, release, run, freeing, carrier bag, spill, kindling, sacking, electric arc, chemise, fire, emission, sacque, tone ending, poke, hammock, firing off, departure, arc, dismissal, press release, expelling, outlet, expiration, waiver, button, exit, judgment of dismissal, sac, pocket, shift, bagging, loss, inflammation, going, discharge, venting, pouch, handout, vent, dismission, acquittance, ignition, passing, sackful

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  1. firingnoun

    Synonyms:
    kindling, setting on fire

  2. firingnoun

    Synonyms:
    discharge (of guns), firing off

  3. firingnoun

    Synonyms:
    fuel, something to burn

  4. firingnoun

    Synonyms:
    cautery

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How to use firing in a sentence?

  1. Odessa Police Chief Michael Gerke:

    Basically, they were complaining on each other because they had a disagreement over the firing.

  2. Tom Rooney:

    In football, it's kind of like firing your coach mid-season, if you keep doing that, you're going to have a perpetual loser.

  3. Brian Flores:

    I understand the risk. Look, I love coaching football. And I still want to coach, but this is bigger than coaching, this is bigger than me. The numbers speak for themselves as far as the hiring, firing and lack of opportunities for minorities and Black coaches and executives in Black NFL. We need things to change.

  4. Murray State University:

    While smoking, Mr. Rowland produced a handgun, which had been concealed on his person, firing it in the direction of and striking [Calloway County Sheriff’s Chief Deputy Jody Cash].

  5. Dick Durbin:

    It's no coincidence that the Sessions memo was quietly signed on the same day the President was making major headlines for firing FBI Director Comey because of his investigation of Trump — this policy is unjust and unwise and can't withstand even minimal public scrutiny.


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