firing

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy
  2. noun the act of discharging a gun
  3. noun the act of setting something on fire

Etymology

By surface analysis, fire + -ing.

In classic literature

Synonyms

fire

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