fighting
/ˈfaɪ.tɪŋ/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.92 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Engaged in war or other conflict.
Example Sentences
- "It seems like a fighting insult, but he explains."
- "Them's fighting words in my country!"
- "Those are fighting words, of course, and the people who presently hold the high ground of economic power in society will not be amused."
- "Then here the warres end, here our fightings marde, Yet by your leave Ile stand upon my Guard."
- "Seid had fallen in the War of Tabuc, the first of Mahomet's fightings with the Greeks."
- "A good many soldiers, and some officers, were present; but the expression of our dissent from all wars and fightings had not displeased them, for they shook hands with US most kindly."
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.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: feghtyng, feohtende, *fehtandz, *fehtaną, fightyng, fihtung
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈfaɪ.tɪŋ/
- British English: /ˈfaɪ.tɪŋ/