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Textual thesaurus for "firing"

(noun) discharge, firing off

the act of discharging a gun


(noun) discharge, dismissal, dismission, release, sack, sacking, liberation

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


(noun) ignition, inflammation, lighting, kindling

the act of setting something on fire


(noun) fire

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