fighting

Pronunciation: /ˈfaɪ.tɪŋ/

The English word “fighting” has 4 meanings listed here.

adjective

Engaged in war or other conflict.
Apt to provoke a fight.

noun

The act or process of contending; violence or conflict.
A fight or battle; an occasion on which people fight

Etymology

From Middle English feghtyng, fyȝtynge, fightand, feghtand, feghtande, feightand, feȝtand, viȝtinde, feihtende, from Old English feohtende, from Proto-Germanic *fehtandz, present participle of Proto-Germanic *fehtaną (“to comb, struggle, contend with”), equivalent to fight + -ing.

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