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Term: firing

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

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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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This Word in the News:

Ky. man accused of firing at police officers while barricaded in home
Jun 16, 2025 WKYT
‘It wasn’t a drunk tweet’: Terry Moran defends Stephen Miller ‘hater’ post that led to his ABC News firing
Jun 16, 2025 the-independent.com
Gunman arrested for murder of protester, despite not firing the shots
Jun 15, 2025 FOX 13 News Utah
Israeli firing kills 45 people in Gaza, many at aid site, medics say
Jun 14, 2025 Reuters
National Portrait Gallery head resigns two weeks after Trump called for her firing
Jun 13, 2025 CNN
Judge blocks State Department from firing workers while injunction is in effect
Jun 14, 2025 ABC News
Tumwater school board president sues WA OSPI for firing her after controversial vote
Jun 13, 2025 The Olympian

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