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Term: firing

All the wordplay possibilities with the word "firing": spelling, phonetic, and semantic.

  1. Term
  2. firing

firing

Definitions

Noun

  1. The act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy
  2. The act of discharging a gun
  3. The act of setting something on fire
  4. The termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)

Verb

  1. Start firing a weapon
  2. Cause to go off
  3. Bake in a kiln so as to harden
  4. Terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position
  5. Go off or discharge
  6. Drive out or away by or as if by fire
  7. Call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
  8. Destroy by fire
  9. Provide with fuel
Fragment Sounds Like Spelled Like Words That Follow Words That Precede Statistically Associated Consonant Match

As a Fragment

Words that contain the term "firing".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 firing 2 24
2 backfiring 4 0
3 firings 2 0

Sounds Like

Words that sound like the term "firing".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 feeling 2 172
2 fighting 2 72
3 flying 2 43
4 filling 2 36
5 facing 2 34
6 falling 2 33
7 fishing 2 32
8 feeding 2 26
9 filing 2 19
10 failing 2 17
11 fitting 2 17
12 flowing 2 17
13 fleeing 2 10
14 foaming 2 6
15 fading 2 5
16 fanning 2 5
17 fearing 2 5
18 fetching 2 3
19 fooling 2 3
20 footing 2 3
21 fouling 2 3
22 freeing 2 3
23 affirming 3 2
24 felling 2 2
25 fussing 2 2
26 fawning 2 1
27 feigning 2 1
28 affining 3 0
29 effacing 3 0
30 faking 2 0
31 fasching 2 0
32 fehling 2 0
33 fehring 2 0
34 fetting 2 0
35 fining 2 0
36 finning 2 0
37 firming 2 0
38 foaling 2 0
39 foiling 2 0
40 fraying 2 0
41 frying 2 0
42 fucking 2 0
43 fudging 2 0
44 pfenning 2 0
45 phasing 2 0
46 phishing 2 0
47 phoning 2 0

Spelled Like

Words that are spelled similarly to the term "firing".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 ring 1 47
2 filing 2 19
3 fringe 1 16
4 fixing 2 11
5 figuring 3 6
6 hiring 2 6
7 tiring 2 4
8 irving 2 4
9 wiring 2 2
10 fibrin 2 2
11 faring 2 2
12 fingering 3 1
13 firming 2 0
14 firings 2 0
15 flirting 2 0
16 frying 2 0
17 firmin 2 0
18 firino 3 0
19 fining 2 0
20 airing 2 0

Words That Follow

Words that often follow the term "firing" in a sentence.

# Word Syllables Freq
1 firing the 1 3
2 firing tomahawk 3 2

Words That Precede

Words that often precede the term "firing" in a sentence.

# Word Syllables Freq
1 by firing 1 3
2 when firing 1 3
3 of firing 1 2

Statistically Associated

Words that are statistically associated with "firing" in the same piece of text.

# Word Syllables Freq
1 war 1 4
2 tour 1 2
3 maximum 3 2
4 risk 1 2
5 effects 2 2
6 capable 3 2

Consonant Match

Words that contain the same consonants as the term "firing".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 faring 2 2

Results:

Term

Definitions: 13

Fragments: 3

Sound Alikes: 47

Spelled Like: 20

Words that Follow: 2

Words that Precede: 3

Statistically Associated: 6

Consonant Matches: 1

Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.

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SIMMONS: Why Craig Berube’s firing was the right call for new Leafs GM John Chayka
May 13, 2026 Toronto Sun
Watch: Maple Leafs GM John Chayka talks after Berube firing
May 13, 2026 Sportsnet
San Mateo man pleads no contest to firing gun at fleeing teen pranksters
May 13, 2026 The Mercury News
Russia launches massive daytime drone attack on Ukraine, firing at least 800 drones
May 14, 2026 AP News
Chief deputy fired, forced to turn in badge days before testifying against Johnson County sheriff in ongoing criminal case
May 13, 2026 WFAA
Shots Fired in Standoff Over Philippine Senator’s Arrest Warrant on Drug-War Charges
May 13, 2026 WSJ
Maple Leafs GM John Chayka’s Auston Matthews mic drop on Craig Berube firing
May 13, 2026 ClutchPoints

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