Definition of FIGHTING

fighting

Plural: fightings

Noun

  • The action or process of engaging in combat; a struggle.
  • the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
    • "there was fighting in the streets"
  • The act or process of contending; violence or conflict.
  • A fight or battle; an occasion on which people fight

Verb

  • be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
    • "Siblings are always fighting"
  • fight against or resist strongly
  • make a strenuous or labored effort
  • exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for
  • present participle and gerund of fight

Adjective Satellite

  • engaged in or ready for military or naval operations
    • "review the fighting forces"

Adj

  • Engaged in war or other conflict.
  • Apt to provoke a fight.

Examples

  • The intense FIGHTING over the triple-word score lasted for several turns.

Origin / 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.

Synonyms

active, agitate, campaign, combat, combat-ready, contend, crusade, defend, fight, fight back, fight down, oppose, press, push, scrap, struggle

Scrabble Score: 16

fighting: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
fighting: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
fighting: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 18

fighting: valid Words With Friends Word