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firewalling

firewalling is the present participle and gerund of firewall.

Meaning of firewall

Verb

firewall (third-person singular simple present firewalls, present participle firewalling, simple past and past participle firewalled)

  1. (transitive, computer security) To protect with a firewall.
  2. (transitive, computer security) To block with a firewall.
  3. (intransitive, slang, motor vehicles or aircraft) To use maximum engine power or acceleration.

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Questions about firewalling

What is firewalling the present participle and gerund of?
Firewalling is the present participle and gerund of firewall.

Words near firewalling in the dictionary

  1. firewalkers
  2. firewalking
  3. firewalks
  4. firewall
  5. firewalled
  6. firewalling
  7. firewalls
  8. fireward
  9. firewarden
  10. firewardens
  11. firewards

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Adapted from Wiktionary: firewalling (page history and authors); firewall (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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