"firing" meaning in English

See firing in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈfaɪrɪŋ/ Audio: en-us-firing.ogg [US] Forms: firing [singular], firings [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Firing is the process of applying heat or fire, especially to clay, to produce pottery.
    Sense id: simple-firing-en-noun-5-uMTnDJ

Verb

IPA: /ˈfaɪrɪŋ/ Audio: en-us-firing.ogg [US] Forms: fire [canonical], fires [third-person, singular], fired [past], fired [past, participle], firing [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|fir|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. The present participle of fire.
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