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 Wordfighting: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
fighting: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary