Word Type

Noun

Verb

The word "firing" can be used as noun and verb.

Word Relationships

Capable Of

hit project pretty hard

Derived Terms

biscuit firing co-firing firing iron firing line firing party firing pin firing point firing range firing solution firing squad nonfiring oil firing overfiring quiet firing superfiring test firing underfiring

Inflected/Variant Forms

fire

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

attack burning combustion conclusion ending onrush onset onslaught shooting shot termination

Type Of (IsA)

expelling from membership punishing termination of employment

Related Terms

clay discharge dismissal fire fuel gun heat job pottery weapon

Synonym Network

discharge dismissal fire ignition

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.