English Explanatory Dictionary

fighting

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Engaged in war or other conflict.
  2. Apt to provoke a fight.
verb
  1. present participle and gerund of fight
noun
  1. The act or process of contending; violence or conflict.
  2. A fight or battle; an occasion on which people fight

Pronunciation

/ˈfaɪ.tɪŋ/ [ˈfaɪ.ɾɪŋ] en-us-fighting.ogg /ˈfʌɪ.tɪŋ/ [ˈfʌɪ.ɾɪŋ] /ˈfɑɪ.tɪŋ/ [ˈfɑɪ.ɾɪŋ]

Word forms

fighting fightings

Etymology

From Middle English feghtyng, fyȝtynge, fightand, feghtand, feghtande, feightand, feȝtand, viȝtinde, feihtende, from Old English feohtende, from Proto-Germanic *fehtandz, present participle of Proto-Germanic *fehtaną (“to comb, struggle, contend with”), equivalent to fight + -ing.

Derived words

Fighting Bob fighting chance fighting hole fighting little judge fightingly fighting word nonfighting unfighting antifighting armored combat fighting armored fighting vehicle armoured combat fighting armoured fighting vehicle bullfighting bushfighting cage fighting Chinese fighting stick cockfighting cock-fighting crimefighting fighting chair fighting cock fighting fish fighting fit fighting game fighting irons fighting spirit fighting stick fighting words firefighting fire fighting footfighting freedom fighting gunfighting infantry fighting vehicle infighting in fighting trim kite fighting shootfighting Siamese fighting fish snowfighting stickfighting stick-fighting stink fighting streetfighting street fighting sword fighting warfighting z-fighting
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