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firing away

firing away is the present participle and gerund of fire away.

Meaning of fire away

Verb

fire away (third-person singular simple present fires away, present participle firing away, simple past and past participle fired away)

  1. (intransitive) To begin shooting at an enemy.
  2. (figuratively, intransitive) To begin to talk or present information quickly.

Questions about firing away

What is firing away the present participle and gerund of?
Firing away is the present participle and gerund of fire away.

Words near firing away in the dictionary

  1. Firhill
  2. firie
  3. firies
  4. firinda
  5. firing
  6. firing away
  7. firing blanks
  8. firing in anger
  9. firing into the sun
  10. firing iron
  11. firing irons

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