Firing

Quick meaning: Firing is a noun meaning (ceramics) The process of applying heat or fire, especially to clay, etc., to produce pottery.

Meaning

(ceramics) The process of applying heat or fire, especially to clay, etc., to produce pottery.

More Meanings

1. The fuel for a fire.
2. The act of adding fuel to a fire.
3. The discharge of a gun or other weapon.
4. The dismissal of someone from a job due to poor work performance.
5. Cauterization.
6. present participle and gerund of fire

Example Sentences

No more dams I’ll make for fish; Nor fetch in firing At requiring […]

After the pots have been glazed, they go back into the kiln for a second firing.

Even the most seasoned analysts of British politics were struck by the brutality of Ms. May’s hirings and firings.

He heard the firing and as he walked he felt it in the pit of his stomach as though it echoed on his own diaphragm.

Word Forms

• firings

Synonyms for firing

Depending on context, synonyms include discharge, release, liberation, fire, kindling, sack.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include kindling, ignition, sack, lighting, sacking, discharge.

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