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"feminine"
],
"word": "concediere"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "dismissal",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "avsked"
}
],
"word": "firing"
}
{
"categories": [
"English 3-syllable words",
"English countable nouns",
"English entries with incorrect language header",
"English lemmas",
"English non-lemma forms",
"English nouns",
"English terms with IPA pronunciation",
"English terms with audio links",
"English uncountable nouns",
"English verb forms",
"Rhymes:English/aɪəɹɪŋ"
],
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{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "verb form"
},
"expansion": "firing",
"name": "head"
}
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "verb",
"senses": [
{
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{
"word": "fire"
}
],
"glosses": [
"present participle and gerund of fire"
],
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[
"fire",
"fire#English"
]
],
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"gerund",
"participle",
"present"
]
}
],
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{
"ipa": "/ˈfaɪ.əɹ.ɪŋ/",
"tags": [
"Received-Pronunciation"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈfaɪ.ɚ.ɪŋ/",
"tags": [
"General-American"
]
},
{
"rhymes": "-aɪəɹɪŋ"
},
{
"audio": "en-us-firing.ogg",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/1/12/En-us-firing.ogg/En-us-firing.ogg.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/12/En-us-firing.ogg",
"tags": [
"US"
],
"text": "Audio (US)"
}
],
"word": "firing"
}
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