firing
2
2.8
- noun
- /ˈfaɪərɪŋ/
:
encendido
- During several firings, I watched him observe petulance, competition, and immaturity without a ripple.
Examples
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You can only fire one layer at a time in the kiln, so this means it is a minimum of four kiln firings, plus time to cool off, cleaning in between, etc.
Blog text (4) -
They cut and haul wood together, and they share chores and potluck food at the firings, around which rotate, like planets, a certain number of lack's neighbors, curious visitors from outside the United States, assorted friends, dogs, and a few children.
Fiction book (1998) -
Firing is a process that brings clay and glazes to high temperatures.
Blog text (25) -
Anagama firings, therefore, tend to be long, from a few days to a month or more.
Fiction book (1998) -
Firings at Jack's always seem to end at about two in the morning.
Fiction book (1998) -
Traditionally, anagama firings start out slowly.
Fiction book (1998) -
But over the two years I attended firings, I saw people who didn't have much to offer except their pots eased gently out of the group; and I watched others struggle with new responsibilities as fire bosses.
Fiction book (1998) -
The stark record of sixty-some firings is apparent where fireclay mortar has cracked or where wood ash has bonded to the walls.
Fiction book (1998) -
(Because so many in the community have other jobs—nurse, set designer, computer technician, freelance photographer—firings usually begin on a Thursday and end on a Sunday, with the unloading a week later.)
Fiction book (1998) -
The firing of the bonfire was a spectacular sight as the flames danced in the night sky.
Synonyms
157
1.0
The act of setting something on fire to destroy it
97
5.1
Setting fire to a building or other property on purpose
24
3.8
Starting a fire or making something begin to burn
21
5.4
Making something burn, for example starting a bonfire
4
3.5
The act of starting a fire
Starting a fire that makes something burn
Setting fire on purpose to buildings or things to damage them
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
23
6.8
A group of soldiers ordered to shoot and kill someone or to fire a military salute
- Specialized
5
6.8
A small metal part inside a gun that hits the cartridge to start the bullet moving
- Literature
2
8.8
A situation where group members blame or attack each other and harm the group's chances
How Intense
- Specialized
5
6.4
14
9.6
70
3.5
157
1.0
2
2.8
130
2.1
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Firing comes from the root fire, a simple word for 'burning' or heat. So firing is the act of 'setting something on fire'.