fighting
∞
1.3
- noun
- /ˈfaɪtɪŋ/
:
combate
- Only mediation by U.S. officers prevented fighting from breaking out between the ISF and the Pesh Merga.
- heavy fighting
- end the fighting
- fighting broke out
You guys all know about the four FS fighting, fleeing, feeding, and mating.
- You guys all know about the four FS fighting, fleeing, feeding, and mating.
- It was horrifying fighting and that's not rugby.
- Four had my first four fights under professional fights.
Examples
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The sudden chaos is intensified by the sound of fighting erupting behind them.
Fiction book (1990) -
When comparisons of harvests were made, fighting broke out between the two sides.
Academic text (1990) -
Had seen some fighting, but nothing like this.
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Her father had done most of the actual fighting, but she had been a part of it.
Fiction book (1991) -
Either way, the key is that the fighting must continue until a resolution is reached.
Academic text (1999) -
This fighting must stop, Francis.
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The fighting is over.
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Cetshwayo fled from the fighting with the Zibhebhu, and in 1884 he was found dead.
Academic text (1999) -
The fighting between the rival gangs led to widespread chaos in the city.
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During the fighting, many civilians were caught in the crossfire and needed to be evacuated.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
A physical struggle between people or groups, like a boxing match
854
3.5
A fight between soldiers or armed groups in a war
514
2.7
A violent fight between armed groups in a war
415
6.9
Fighting between soldiers in a war
294
4.5
A situation when people or groups meet in direct conflict, often angrily
270
1.4
A sport where two people hold, push, or throw each other to make the other person's shoulders touch the ground
254
1.0
A sport in which two people hit each other with their fists while wearing gloves
101
4.3
A final meeting where two sides face each other to settle a dispute
56
6.5
A short battle where armed people shoot at each other
50
6.5
A noisy fight involving several people
50
4.1
A short fight or contest, often in boxing
21
4.2
A short fight between people, often over little things
11
7.0
A close, fierce fight between fighter planes or in a contest
10
5.3
A tense meeting between two people or groups on opposite sides
4
5.1
A violent fight between rival criminal groups
3
2.8
A physical fight where people hold and try to keep each other on the ground
1
7.4
Fighting between two countries or groups during a war
1
5.8
A violent clash where people shoot at each other with guns
1
6.7
Fighting at a very short distance where boxers hit with close punches
A close fight between people without weapons
Antonyms
Compounds
1
7.5
Fighting that happens at very short distance between people, often hand-to-hand
- Specialized
1
7.5
A strong fixed chair on a fishing boat that holds a person while they fight large fish
1
9.9
An armed group from Libya formed in 1995 that was against the government and joined al-Qaeda
French soldiers and leaders who fought against German occupation in World War II under Charles de Gaulle
An armed group from Libya linked to al-Qaeda that uses violence to oppose Qaddafi
How Violent
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Fighting comes from the old word fight, which meant 'to struggle' or 'to strike'. So fighting is the act of physical struggle or conflict.