firing: meaning and words from its letters
6 letters · 10 letter points · starts with F · ends with G
Meaning of firing
noun
- countable, uncountable
The process of applying heat or fire, especially to clay, etc., to produce pottery.
Example: After the pots have been glazed, they go back into the kiln for a second firing.
- countable, uncountable
The fuel for a fire.
- countable, uncountable
The act of adding fuel to a fire.
- countable, uncountable
The discharge of a gun or other weapon.
Listed forms: firings.
Source: Wiktionary — firing.
verb
- form-of, gerund, participle, present
present participle and gerund of fire
Base or related entry: fire.
Source: Wiktionary — firing.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for firing.
noun
the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy
noun
the act of discharging a gun
- discharge
- firing off
noun
the act of setting something on fire
noun
the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is firing in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of firing
F(4) + I(1) + R(1) + I(1) + N(1) + G(2) = 10 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of firing
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from firing
14 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in firing. Showing up to 24, longest first.