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fighting.

Engaged in war or other conflict.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈfaɪ.tɪŋ/Received-Pronunciation/ˈfaɪ.tɪŋ/Canada, US[ˈfaɪ.ɾɪŋ]Canada, US/ˈfʌɪ.tɪŋ/
  1. Engaged in war or other conflict.

  2. Apt to provoke a fight.

Where this word comes from

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.

noun/ˈfaɪ.tɪŋ/Received-Pronunciation/ˈfaɪ.tɪŋ/Canada, US[ˈfaɪ.ɾɪŋ]Canada, US/ˈfʌɪ.tɪŋ/
  1. The act or process of contending; violence or conflict.

    countable · uncountable
  2. A fight or battle; an occasion on which people fight

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Middle English fightyng, fightynge, fiȝtinge, feȝtyng, from Old English fihtung (“fighting”), equivalent to fight + -ing.

verb/ˈfaɪ.tɪŋ/Received-Pronunciation/ˈfaɪ.tɪŋ/Canada, US[ˈfaɪ.ɾɪŋ]Canada, US/ˈfʌɪ.tɪŋ/
  1. present participle and gerund of fight

    form-of · gerund · participle · present
Where this word comes from

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.

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