firing

(n) the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy
- hold your fire until you can see the whites of their eyes
- they retreated in the face of withering enemy fire
fire,
(n) the act of discharging a gun firing off, discharge,
(n) the act of setting something on fire kindling, ignition, inflammation, lighting,
(n) the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart) dismission, sacking, liberation, dismissal, release, discharge, sack,

fire firing off discharge kindling ignition inflammation lighting dismission sacking liberation dismissal release sack

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