Plural of firing
regular plural
The plural of firing is firings.
Forms of firing
| Singular | firing /ˈfaɪ.əɹ.ɪŋ/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | firings |
| Countable | countable and uncountable |
Firings in a sentence
- May’s hirings and firings.2016 July 19, Matthew d’Ancona, “Theresa May’s Shock Therapy”, in The New York Times
- He got axed in the last round of firings.From the entry axe
- The meeting was pervaded with an undercurrent of dread, as the managers tried not to admit that firings were looming.From the entry undercurrent
- When the ear transduces sound into neural firings, the two physical processes—vibrating air and diffusing ions—could not be more different.2018, Steven Pinker, “Chapter 2: Entro, Evo, Info”, in Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress, Penguin…. From the entry transduce
- In the past few months, we in Upstate N.Y. have been subjected to fire bombings, firings, verbal and physical harassment, etc.1979 December 29, Vern Hall-Smith, “Fundamentalists March”, in Gay Community News, volume 7, number 23, page 5. From the entry sic
Meaning of firing
- noun The process of applying heat or fire, especially to clay, etc., to produce pottery.
- noun The fuel for a fire.
- noun The act of adding fuel to a fire.
Questions about the plural of firing
- What is the plural of firing?
- The plural of firing is firings.
- Is firing countable?
- Firing is a countable and uncountable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: firing (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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