What does FIRING mean?
Definitions for FIRING
ˈfaɪər ɪŋfir·ing
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Princeton's WordNet
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"
discharge, firing, firing offnoun
the act of discharging a gun
ignition, firing, lighting, kindling, inflammationnoun
the act of setting something on fire
dismissal, dismission, discharge, firing, liberation, release, sack, sackingnoun
the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)
Wiktionary
firingnoun
The process of applying heat or fire, especially to clay etc to produce pottery.
firingnoun
The fuel for a fire.
firingnoun
The discharge of a gun or other weapon.
firingnoun
The dismissal of someone from a job.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Firingnoun
Fewel.
Etymology: from fire.
They burn the cakes, firing being there scarce. John Mortimer.
Wikipedia
Firing
Dismissal (also called firing) is the termination of employment by an employer against the will of the employee. Though such a decision can be made by an employer for a variety of reasons, ranging from an economic downturn to performance-related problems on the part of the employee, being fired has a strong stigma in some cultures. To be dismissed, as opposed to quitting voluntarily (or being laid off), is often perceived as being the employee's fault. Finding new employment may often be difficult after being fired, particularly if there is a history of being terminated from a previous job, if the reason for firing is for some serious infraction, or the employee did not keep the job very long. Job seekers will often not mention jobs that they were fired from on their resumes; accordingly, unexplained gaps in employment are often regarded as a red flag.
ChatGPT
firing
Firing generally refers to the process of terminating an individual's employment against their will, often due to poor performance, policy violations, or financial issues within the company. It involves removal or cessation of certain duties, responsibilities, or roles of an individual in an organization, job, or role.
Webster Dictionary
Firingnoun
the act of disharging firearms
Firingnoun
the mode of introducing fuel into the furnace and working it
Firingnoun
the application of fire, or of a cautery
Firingnoun
the process of partly vitrifying pottery by exposing it to intense heat in a kiln
Firingnoun
fuel; firewood or coal
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
firing
The act of discharging fire-arms.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of FIRING in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of FIRING in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of FIRING in a Sentence
Ultimately, there may be subpoenas to the President of the United States, just as occurred in 1973 precipitating 'United States v. Nixon' and the similar firing of a special prosecutor, so what's needed now is an independent counsel and special prosecutor.
The man who said he wasn't scared was a liar, i was scared before they started firing at us. After that, I didn't give a thing about being scared. I just had a job to do and I did it.
I hear [from Europe] voices of condemnation over President Trump’s historic announcement but I have not heard any condemnation for the rocket firing against Israel that has come [after the announcement] and the awful incitement against us.
The windows were heavily tinted and they had to get very close to the vehicle, as they saw the gun they did not start firing right away.
As Pakistani rangers suffered casualties, they waved white flags, asking BSF to stop the firing so that they can lift the bodies of the dead men. We stopped the firing after their request.
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