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Fighting

Definition: Fighting

Fighting

Adjective

1. (military) engaged in or ready for military or naval operations; "on active duty"; "the platoon is combat-ready"; "review the fighting forces".

2. Engaged in war; "belligerent (or warring) nations"; "a fighting war".

3. Disposed to loud disagreements and fighting.

Noun

1. The act of fighting; any contest or struggle; "a fight broke out at the hockey game"; "there was fighting in the streets".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "fighting" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references)

 

Specialty Definition: Beat 'em up

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Beat 'em ups are video gamess in which players fight each other with martial arts. Along with shoot 'em ups, they are traditionally at home in the arcades, and are distinguished from wrestling, boxing and "ultimate fighting" video games, which are concerned with sporting events and often tied to a real-world sports franchise.

The term "beat 'em up" can refer to either of two similar but distinct kinds of game.

Side-scrolling beat 'em ups

In this type, one or more players (most often two, but sometimes as high as six) each choose a unique character, and team up to punch, kick, throw and slash their way through a horde of computer-controlled enemies. The fighting happens in a series of side-scrolling stages, some with a powerful 'boss' enemy at the end. In the most common variation, players can move away and toward the screen as well as left and right, although earlier beat 'em ups such as Kung Fu (1984) were more likely to allow only one-dimensional movement plus jumping.

Capcom revolutionised the genre with Final Fight (1989), and continued to produce some of the most popular games from the late 1980s to the mid 1990s. At the its height, the side-scroller was one of the most popular kind of arcade game (a Simpsons beat 'em up was released in 1991), but they have since fallen out of fashion.

One-on-one beat 'em ups / Fighters

In the other kind of beat 'em ups, also called 'fighters', battles are fought between two characters with various strengths and weaknesses over three bouts, with the winner either knocking out the rival, causing him to leave the ring or fairing better over the majority of the bout. The combatants are either unarmed or armed with close fighting weapons (swords, sticks, nunchaku, and so on). Fighters are competitive rather than cooperative, and are some of the most-played games in national and international gaming tournaments.

The 2D/3D difference

Fighters are either two-dimensional (2D) or three-dimensional (3D).

Characters in 2D fighters (Street Fighter, Guilty Gear, Killer Instinct, Mortal Kombat, Primal Rage) are hand-drawn/digitized and animated sprites, and can move left and right and duck and jump, but in most games they can't sidestep or move 'closer to the screen'. The player's viewpoint scrolls in various directions but stays at a fixed angle. Common gameplay mechanics are exaggerated jumps, special moves (which combine magic attacks, projectile attacks, and attacks with a markedly more exotic nature then 3d fighting games) and an "air/ground/low" attack/block system.

In 3D fighters (Virtua Fighter, Soul Calibur), the characters and stages are rendered, polygon-based models. The player's viewpoint is not fixed and can rotate and move in any direction, as can the characters. In contrast with the gameplay of 2D fighters, jumping is a minor element, there are few if any projectile attacks (special moves usually consist most of punches kicks and throws with some special properties), and a "high/mid/low" attack/block system is used.

Notable developers

Glossary of common fighter terms

; Block : When a character is blocking, he is in a defensive state that protects him from being damaged by his opponent's moves. Usually there is more than one kind of block (most often 'high' and 'low), each of which protects against and is vulnerable to different classes of moves. In most games, blocking can be countered by a throw move.

; Combo : A series of attacks that cannot be blocked if the first hit is not blocked. The use of the term originated with Street Fighter II, in which combos were performed by hitting with one move and then interrupting its 'recovery time' with the inputs for another move (this technique is called 'buffering'). In 3d games the word combo is used more loosely, as refrencing a series of moves which execute much faster as a sequence then individually, not neciserally being unblockable the whole time.

; Juggle : A combo in which the victim is hit multiple times in midair. If a particular move is used to launch the victim into the air, that move is called a 'launcher', 'floater' or 'juggle starter'.

; Life : (Also called energy, health, or vitality) A character's life is how much more damage he can take, and is usually represented by a bar at the top of the screen. When a character's life is reduced to 0 or below, he is knocked out and loses the round.

; Ring out : Many 3D games allow victory not just by knockout or time over, but by sending your opponent out of the fighting area. A victory achieved this way is a ring out.

; Special move : A move is simply a fighting technique such as a kick or a throw. Each character will have many moves, each performed by a different combination of joystick movements and/or button presses. A 'special move' is a unique, sometimes difficult-to-perform move that often has an exaggerated or supernatural effect. Some games also include 'supers', powerful but costly special moves. In 3d games the name special move is sometimes given to moves that would normally be considered normal moves in 2d games.

; String : A sequence of attacks. Usually the term is used to refer to strings that aren't combos.

; Stun : If a character is stunned, he is in a temporary state of helplessness caused by powerful or rapid hits. This usually means the opponent is guaranteed a 'free hit'. This state is also called 'dazed' or 'dizzy'. Stun is also a more general term for a short 'frozen' state after blocking a move or performing a move that is blocked.

; Time over : Typically, players have under a minute to try to knock each other out. If time runs out before one player does enough damage to the other, the player who has done the most overall damage wins the round. This is a time over.

See also : Video game

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Beat 'em up."

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Abbreviations & Acronyms: Fighting

The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted.
EntrySourceExpressionField
FibuaEnglishFighting In Built Up AreasN/A

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Synonyms: Fighting

Synonyms: active (adj), belligerent (adj), brawling (adj), combat-ready (adj), fighting(a) (adj), militant (adj), war-ridden (adj), warring (adj), combat (n), fight (n). (additional references)

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Synonyms within Context: Fighting

ContextSynonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).

Combatant

Warrior, soldier, fighting man, Amazon, man at arms, armigerent; campaigner, veteran; swordsman, sabreur, redcoat, military man, Rajput.

Contention

Wrestling, greco-roman wrestling; pugilism, boxing, fisticuffs, the manly art of self-defense; spar, mill, set-to, round, bout, event, prize fighting; quarterstaff, single stick; gladiatorship, gymnastics; jiujitsu, jujutsu, kooshti, sumo; athletics, athletic sports; games of skill.

Warfare

Noun: warfare; fighting;Verb: hostilities; war, arms, the sword; Mars, Bellona, grim visaged war, horrida bella; bloodshed.

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: Fighting

English words defined with "fighting": fighting cockPrize fighting. (references)
Specialty definitions using "fighting": ABRUSSI, all-elbowsBATTALION CHIEF, BEACH LIFEGUARDCatiline's ConspiracyDab, Din, Danse, decoy ship, De-Militarised Zone, DISTRACTED DIVISION, Dogs, DTFall to, Fight, Fighting Fifth, Fighting Kings, Fighting Prelate, Fighting the Tiger, Fire, FIRE ASSISTANT, fire deputy, FIRE INSPECTOR, fire-control assistant, FIRE-INVESTIGATION LIEUTENANT, Flame, flood forecasting, foam plugGalatiahigh-expansion foamKit's Coty HouseLockhartMineral Policy CenterNanaouananichePeace, Plan of Campaign, pneumatic injection, Pog, PokerQ-shipRazor, RIPPONS, river-flood stages forecasting, Romanus, Rooster, Rustamsalvage diver, Soldia', standing patrol, SUFFRAGETTEuniversal gas mask. (references)
Etymologies containing "fighting": Psychomachy. (references)

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Modern Usage: Fighting

DomainUsage

Screenplays

Tired of this war, tired of fighting I'm tired of the ship, being cold, eating the same goddamn goop everyday (The Matrix; writing credit: Andy Wachowski; Larry Wachowski)

They delight in fighting duels (Moulin Rouge!; writing credit: Baz Luhrmann; Craig Pearce)

Oh god does this mean we have to start fighting now (Batman Returns; writing credit: Bob Kane; Daniel Waters)

I don't see you fighting so hard (Dirty Dancing; writing credit: Eleanor Bergstein.)

No, no, no. I want him fighting weally, wild, wavish animals by the mowning (Life of Brian; writing credit: Graham Chapman; John Cleese)

Lyrics

Part of me is fighting this (When I'm Gone; performing artist: 3 DOORS DOWN)

Had me fighting for air (YOU SHOOK ME ALL NIGHT LONG; performing artist: AC/DC)

You make life worth fighting for (THE MAIN EVENT/FIGHT; performing artist: Barbra Streisand)

What all this fighting is for. (From a Distance; performing artist: Bette Midler)

To make it a place worth fighting for. (Land Of Confusion; performing artist: Genesis)

Movie/TV Titles

Come Out Fighting (1973)

Fighting Words (1970)

The Fighting Prince of Donegal (1966)

Fighting Fit (1964)

13 Fighting Men (1960)

Song Titles

Fighting For Strangers (performing artist: Steeleye Span)

Saturday Night's Alright (For Fighting) (performing artist: The Who)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: Fighting

DomainTitle

References

  • Fire Prevention and Fire Fighting Equipment in Chile: A Strategic Entry Report, 1998 (reference)

  • The World Market for Armored Fighting Vehicles, Arms of War, and Ammunitions: A 2003 Global Trade Perspective (reference)

  • The 2000 Import and Export Market for Armored Fighting Vehicles, Arms of War, and Ammunitions in Latin America (reference)

  • The 2002 World Forecasts of Armored Fighting Vehicles, Arms of War, and Ammunitions Export Supplies (reference)

  • The 2003 World Market Forecasts for Imported Armored Fighting Vehicles, Arms of War, and Ammunitions (reference)

    (more reference examples)

  

Books

  • Fighting Science: The Laws of Physics for Martial Artists (reference)

  • The Fighting Ground (reference)

  • The Taste for Living Cookbook: Mike Milken's Favorite Recipes for Fighting Cancer (reference)

  • What's Worth Fighting for in the Principalship? (What's Worth Fighting For) (reference)

    (more book examples)

  

Periodicals

  

Theater & Movies

  • The Fighting Sullivans (reference)

  • UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship) XXII - Only One Can Be Champion (reference)

  • Pride FC - Fighting Championships: Grand Prix Finals (reference)

  • Ultimate Fighting Championship Vol. 2 - UFC Hits (reference)

    (more DVD examples; more video examples)

  

Music

  

High Tech

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Image Slideshow: Fighting

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Photo Album: Fighting

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Angler fighting fish aboard charter (CPFV) vessel. Credit: Fisheries.

Charter vessel (CPFV) angler in fighting chair, hooked on a big marlin. Credit: Fisheries.

F-16CJ Fighting Falcon.

The F-16 Fighting Falcon.

EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (AFPN) -- An F-16 Fighting Falcon, piloted by Capt. Jim Less, 416th Flight Test Squadron, drops a Joint Direct Attack Munition equipped with the Direct Attack Munition Affordable Seeker during a recent test.
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Fire fighting.

KC-135R Stratotanker and F-16 Fighting Falcon.

A Redings Mill, Missouri, firefighter sprays water pumped from a portable tank filled with water from a dry hydrant. Dry hydrants and portable tanks greatly improve fire fighting capabilities in rural areas. RC&D offices provide assistance to rural fire d. Credit: Charlie Rahm.

Hotshot crew members takes a break from fighting the fire. Credit: Unknown.

Bald Eagles fighting. Credit: Alaska Image Library.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

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Digital Photo Gallery: Fighting
 

"Grizzly Bears Play Fighting 2" by Kit Barker
Commentary: "2 Grizzly Bears Play Fighting."
"Lots of Fish" by Martin Manegold
Commentary: "Fish fighting over food."

Source: photographs selected by the editor, with permission from the photographers.

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Sounds Captioned with "Fighting".

PlayCaptionPlayCaption
Two cats fighting, hissing, and growling.Dogs fighting with each other.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Familiar Quotations: Fighting

AuthorQuotation

Abraham Lincoln

When I hear a man preach, I like to see him act as if he were fighting bees.

Anne Morrow Lindbergh

The wave of the future is coming and there is no fighting it.

Friedrich Nietzsche

He who lives by fighting with an enemy has an interest in the preservation of the enemy's life.

Johann Friedrich Von Schiller

To gain a crown by fighting is great, to reject it divine.

John Enoch Powell

No battle is worth fighting except the last one.

Philo

Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.

Sun Tzu

The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.

Theodore Roosevelt

Aggressive fighting for the right is the greatest sport in the world.

Thomas J.

The patriot volunteer, fighting for country and his rights, makes the most reliable soldier on earth.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Historic Usage: Fighting

AuthorDateQuotation

John Locke

1690

This is as ridiculous a way of resisting, as Juvenal thought it of fighting; ubi tu pulsas, ego vapulo tantum. (Second Treatise of Government)

Communist Manifesto

1848

The bourgeoisie itself, therefore, supplies the proletariat with its own instruments of political and general education, in other words, it furnishes the proletariat with weapons for fighting the bourgeoisie. (reference)

Winston S. Churchill

1946

At the end of the fighting last June, the American and British Armies withdrew westwards, in accordance with an earlier agreement, to a depth at some points of 150 miles upon a front of nearly four hundred miles, in order to allow our Russian allies to occupy this vast expanse of territory which the Western Democracies had conquered. ("Iron Curtain" Speech)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Use in Literature: Fighting

TitleAuthorQuote

Les Miserables

Hugo, Victor

They were fighting with each other

Grapes of Wrath

Steinbeck, John

He might even die fighting for the little plot among the Jimson weeds

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Non-Fiction Usage: Fighting

SubjectTopicQuote

Health

First, children have more trouble fighting infections. (references)

The immune systems of people with ALPS are efficient in fighting germs. (references)

Free radicals may help cells in certain ways, such as in fighting infection. (references)

Business

Government agencies responsible for fighting corruption. (references)

Small and medium size agribusiness are fighting hard to stay afloat. (references)

Over half of the RDN fighting units will become obsolete within the next decade. (references)

Children

Indonesia

Some of the children involved in fighting reportedly are from outside the province. (references)

Bosnia and Herzegovina

The end of the fighting brought a major improvement in the human rights of children. (references)

Philippines

Early in the year, the military claimed that children age 12 to 16 made up 13 percent of the NPA's fighting force. (references)

Civil Liberties

Liberia

The Government also ordered local journalists to clear with the Ministry reporting on fighting in the border areas. (references)

Congo

The Ubangui River was closed due to the resumption of fighting in the Central African Republic (CAR) late in the year. (references)

Uzbekistan

At times the authorities closed certain mountainous regions where fighting with the IMU has taken place, particularly in Surkhandarya. (references)

Economic History

Colombia

Fighting, however, continues. (references)

Colombia

Here too, fighting continues. (references)

Afghanistan

The country is divided among fighting factions. (references)

Human Rights

Bangladesh

In the fighting, 15 policemen also were injured. (references)

Somalia

Clan fighting resulted in numerous deaths during the year. (references)

Somalia

On March 30, 40 persons were killed during Marehan intra-clan fighting. (references)

Minorities

Nigeria

Many more persons were injured in several days of fighting between two communities. (references)

Iraq

In 2000 Christians reported feeling caught in the middle of intra-Kurdish fighting. (references)

Iran

These suspicions have led to sporadic outbreaks of fighting between government forces and Kurdish groups. (references)

Political Economy

Sri Lanka

Since then the level of fighting has diminished. (references)

Liberia

Rebels fighting in the north also committed serious human rights abuses. (references)

Sierra Leone

Years of fighting, corruption, and mismanagement have resulted in a crumbling infrastructure. (references)

Political Rights

Sierra Leone

Preparations for local elections, which were to have taken place in 1999, were again postponed because of continued fighting. (references)

Central African Republic

On May 28, former President Andre Kolingba led a faction of the armed forces in a coup attempt, which resulted in 10 days of fighting in Bangui between government forces and troops loyal to Kolingba. (references)

Trade

Nicaragua

Nicaragua recently placed export controls on live cattle, though the cattlemen are fighting to rescind the decree. (references)

Women

Chad

In a subsequent meeting with the national women's group during the year, the group called upon the Government and the rebels to cease the fighting in the Tibesti. (references)

Guyana

Help and Shelter (H&S), the first local NGO dedicated to fighting domestic violence, focuses on societal reeducation in order to sensitize the public to domestic violence. (references)

Afghanistan

As lawlessness and interfactional fighting continued in some areas, violence against women occurred frequently, including beatings, rapes, forced marriages, disappearances, kidnapings, and killings. (references)

Worker Rights

Spain

Regional authorities also participate in fighting organized criminal activity, including trafficking. (references)

Bulgaria

One is part of the border police and the other is in the Ministry of Interior's organized crime fighting agency. (references)

Bangladesh

Fighting often is over the control of rackets or extortion payoffs and typically involves knives, guns, and homemade bombs. (references)

Lexicography

Devil's Dictionary

PEACE, n. In international affairs, a period of cheating between two periods of fighting. O, what's the loud uproar assailing Mine ears without cease? 'Tis the voice of the hopeful, all-hailing The horrors of peace. Ah, Peace Universal; they woo it -- Would marry it, too. If only they knew how to do it 'Twere easy to do. They're working by night and by day On their problem, like moles. Have mercy, O Heaven, I pray, On their meddlesome souls! Ro Amil

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Spoken Usage: Fighting

SpeakerPhrase(s)

Bob Graham

That's not the definition of what engagement with Iraq would mean from the standpoint of most of our military. Fighting a war inside a city like Baghdad is not going to be a cakewalk and would probably entail significant exposure to casualties.

Dennis Miller

You have to just marvel at the stun-gun absurdity of fighting to the death over what happens after you die.

King Constantine of Greece

Well, at the moment, I'm in the courts with the Greek government, because they have made every effort to take away my home, and I've been fighting that in the European court of human rights.

Rudy Giuliani

I don't know yet. I'm working on that. It could be about my experiences fighting crime, investigating, the trafficking, the Mafia, white-collar crime, going back to when I was an assistant U.S. attorney.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Speeches: Fighting

SpeakerTermPhrase(s)

Harry S. Truman

1945-1953The cessation of active campaigning does not mean that we can completely disband our fighting forces.

John F. Kennedy

1961-1963I am proud to come to this city as the guest of your distinguished Mayor, who has symbolized throughout the world the fighting spirit of West Berlin.

Lyndon B. Johnson

1963-1969Our adversary still believes, I think, tonight, that he can go on fighting longer than we can, and longer than we and our allies will be prepared to stand up and resist.

Richard Nixon

1969-1974If the level of infiltration or our casualties increase while we are trying to scale down the fighting, it will be the result of a conscious decision by the enemy.

Gerald Ford

1974-1977None of our sons are fighting and dying in battle anywhere in the world.

Jimmy Carter

1977-1981Budgets must be tight enough to convince those who set wages and prices that the Federal Government is serious about fighting inflation but not so tight as to choke off all growth.

Ronald Reagan

1981-1989After two days of fighting only ninety could still bear arms.

Bill Clinton

1993-2001General McCaffrey has earned three purple hearts and two silver stars fighting for America.

George W. Bush

2001-2005We're fighting a new kind of war against determined enemies.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Usage Frequency: Fighting

"Fighting" is generally used as a lexical verb (-ing form) -- approximately 83.41% of the time. "Fighting" is used about 3,817 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Lexical Verb (-ing form)83.41%3,1842,967
Noun (singular)12.2%46612,650
Adjective (general or positive)4.4%16824,050
                    Total100.00%3,817N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Derived & Related Names: Fighting

The following table summarizes names derived from the word "fighting".
 
NameGenderLanguageMeaning
JaribN/ABiblical

Fighting

JehoiaribN/ABiblical

Fighting

JerebaiN/ABiblical

Fighting

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

 

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Expressions: Fighting

Expressions using "fighting": A fighting chance armored fighting vehicle armoured fighting vehicle being in fighting trim border fighting cock fighting crime fighting fighting bull fighting chair fighting chance fighting cock fighting compartment Fighting crab fighting echelon fighting efficiency Fighting fish fighting fit fighting fund fighting Joe Hooker fighting mirror fighting patrol fighting ship fighting spirit fighting troops fighting vehicle fire fighting in fighting trim infantry fighting vehicle live like fighting cocks main fighting zone prize fighting savage fighting shadow fighting street fighting Toad fighting unfit for fighting. Additional references.

Hyphenated Usage

Beginning with "fighting": fighting-dogs, fighting-fish, fighting-fit, fighting-leader, fighting-machine, fighting-men, fighting-off, fighting-platforms, fighting-power, fighting-resources, fighting-ship, fighting-ships, fighting-towers.

Ending with "fighting": cock-fighting, crime-fighting, dog-fighting, fire-fighting, free-fighting, hard-fighting, play-fighting, street-fighting.

Containing "fighting": fire-fighting services, fire-fighting vehicle, rescue and fire-fighting service.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Fighting

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

fire fighting

1,392

street fighting

172

fighting figure stick

1,193

fighting pitbull

166

cat fighting

1,078

fighting fish

161

fighting

941

fighting free game

151

ultimate fighting championship

929

sword fighting

143

ultimate fighting

667

fighting woman

137

fighting game

530

fire fighting job

135

fighting cock

465

fighting temptation

135

fighting pride

402

pit bull fighting

128

fighting game online

327

cat fighting woman

127

bull fighting

311

kung fu fighting

124

five for fighting

304

fighting rooster

123

siamese fighting fish

297

knife fighting

120

stick fighting

266

pride fighting championship

118

bradley fighting vehicle

239

fighting irish

112

fighting female

223

female cat fighting

102

fighting dog

217

fighting speeding ticket

90

fire fighting equipment

215

chicken fighting

86

f 16 fighting falcon

199

fighting tiger

86

fighting girl

195

animal fighting

80
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Modern Translation: Fighting

Language Translations for "fighting"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Albanian

  

rrahje (affray, beating, clap, flap, hiding, lacing, leathering, licking, mix in, Pat, percussion, pulse, quiver, scramble, stroke, throb, toweling), përleshje (conflict, dustup, fight, fray, melee, mix in, mix up, scramble, scrimmage, scrum, scuffle, set to, skirmish, tussle), ndeshje (clash, collision, combat, competition, encounter, fight, jarring, match, play), luftim (action, battle, combat, correction, engagement, fight, set to, skirmish, strife, warfare), betejë (battle, combat, engagement, fight, warfare). (various references)

   

Arabic 

  

‏مناضل (combatant, fighter, militant, pursued, striver, struggler), ‏مناجزة (combat, strife, struggle), ‏مقاتل (combatant, fighter, militant, warring), ‏معركة (action, battle, clash, combat, conflict, encounter, engagement, fray), ‏نضال (contention, contest, fight, strife, struggle, warfare). (various references)

   

Bulgarian 

  

борене (fight), борба (battle, combat, conflict, contest, ding-dong, fight, grapple, strife, striving, struggle, war, warfare, wrestle, wrestling). (various references)

   

Chinese 

  

戰事 , 战斗 (fight, Fought), 兵戈 (arms, war, weapons). (various references)

   

Czech

  

realistický (down to earth, realistic, sober minded), bojovný (bellicose, combative, militant, warlike), bojování, bojechtivý (warlike). (various references)

   

Danish

  

kamphane (fighting cock, game cock), brandbekæmpelse (attacking a fire, fire fighting), brandbekaempelse (fire fighting, fire suppression, suppression), brandkorps (fire fighting team), brandledning (fire-fighting line), brandpumpe (extinguishing pump, fire fighting pump), brandslukning (fire extinguishing, fire-fighting), brandslukningsmateriel (fire fighting appliances, fire protection equipment, fire-fighting equipment), anslagsspejl (fighting mirror), vand til ildslukning (extinguishing water, fire fighting water), kampomraade (fighting area), kamppatrulje (combat patrol, fighting patrol), nødhjælpsplan for de af konflikten ramte befolkningsgrupper (emergency aid for the victims of the fighting), S43 (add Never use water), in case of fire, use...(indicate in the space the precise type of fire-fighting equipment.If water increases risk), sigtespejl (fighting mirror), tyr til tyrefaegtning (fighting bull), udrykningsuniform (fire suit, fire-fighting tunic, turn-out suit). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

handgemeen (affray), bluspomp (extinguishing pump, fire fighting pump), bluswater (extinguishing water, fire fighting water), bosbrandbestrijding (fire fighting, fire suppression, suppression), brandbestrijding (attacking a fire, fire fighting, fire-fighting), brandblusapparaten (fire fighting appliances, fire protection equipment, fire-fighting equipment), brandkleding (fire suit, fire-fighting tunic, turn-out suit), brandleiding (fire-fighting line), concurrentiebreker (fighting ship), blusploeg (fire fighting team, unit), gevechtsterrein (fighting area), weerstandsfonds (fighting fund), kemphaan (fighting cock, gamecock, militant, ruff), S43 (add Never use water), in case of fire, use...(indicate in the space the precise type of fire-fighting equipment.If water increases risk), spoedhulp voor de slachtoffers van het conflict (emergency aid for the victims of the fighting), uitrukuniform (fire suit, fire-fighting tunic, turn-out suit), vechthaan (fighting cock, game cock), vechtstier (fighting bull), gevechtsspiegel (fighting mirror). (various references)

   

Esperanto

  

duelbirdo (fighting cock, gamecock, ruff). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

palonsammutus (fire-fighting). (various references)

   

French

  

lutteur (fighter), lutte (fight), combattant (fighter), combat (fight), bagarreur, bagarre (fight, fisticuffs). (various references)

   

German

  

zank (altercation, Bicker, dispute, quarrel, row, squabble, wrangle), streiterei (arguing, quarreling, rowing, set to, squabbling), raufereien, prügeleien (whippings), Kampfes, kampf (action, battle, bout, campaign, combat, contest, encounter, engagement, fight, fray, match, scuffle, struggle, tussle), kämpfend (battling, crusading, militantly, struggling, tussling), gefecht (battle, encounter, engagement, skirmish, stand), bekämpfend (combating). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

μαχητικόσ (combative, militant). (various references)

   

Hebrew 

  

לחמה (warfare), לחימה (combat), קרבי (battle, combat). (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

harcoló (combatant, militant, struggler). (various references)

   

Indonesian

  

bergelas-gelasan (kite fighting). (various references)

   

Italian

  

combattente (combatant, fighter), battagliero (combative, pugnacious, warlike). (various references)

   

Japanese Kanji 

  

修羅 (scene of carnage). (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

しゅら (scene of carnage), かんか (connivance, correction, crucible, cyclization, dried fruit, influence, inspiration, leisure, lonely people, pot, reform, separation from the world, shield and halberd, shutting one's eyes to, under the jurisdiction of, war, widow and widower). (various references)

   

Korean 

  

전투 (BATTLE, Combat, fight). (various references)

   

Manx

  

troddanagh (campaigner, combatant, combative, pugnacious, quarreller, quarrelsome), doarneyrys (boxing, boxing match), co-streeuagh (contesting). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

ightingfay.(various references)

   

Portuguese

  

lutador (fighter, truculent), luta (action, assault, brush, campaign, combat, conflict, contest, encounter, fight, fray, grapple, scuffle, set-to, strife, struggle, tussle, war, wrestling), combatente (combatant, fighter), combate (action, battle, brush, combat, engagement, fight, fray, joust, rencontre, rencounter, scuffle, set-to, struggle). (various references)

   

Romanian

  

rãzboinic (fighter, martial, militant, war, warlike, warrior), luptã (action, affair, battle, combat, contest, efforts, encounter, engagement, fight, match, mix up, quarrel, Stour, strife, striving, struggle, war, warfare), combativ (combative, pugnacious), combatant (campaigner, combatant), bãtaie (battue, beat, beating, blow, box, bursting, close, concussion, cudgeling, cuff, cuffing, drubbing, dusting, fight, flogging, fray, lacing, licking, Pat, patter, pattering, percussion, pick, range, rattle, row, run, scramble, scrap, scuffle, set to, shot, slap, slapping, stroke, sweep, thrashing, throbbing, thud, thump, toll, tussle, warming). (various references)

   

Russian 

  

борьба (action, battle, contestation, fight, fray, scuffle, strife, struggle, tussle, wrestle, wrestling), бороться с/....борьба с, бой (action, battle, combat, engagement, fight, scuffle, struggle). (various references)

   

Scottish

  

cogadh (war, warfare), cath (action, battle, fight, scuffle, struggle). (various references)

   

Serbo-Croatian

  

borba (action, battle, combat, conflict, contest, fight, struggle, wrestle). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

pelea (battle, broil, bust up, combat, concourse, cut, fight, hassle, infighting, mix in, mix up, punch-up, quarrel, scene, scrambling, scrap, scrimmage, scuffle, shindig, shindy, skirmish, tiff, tussle), lucha (battle, contestation, cut, death-feud, fight, fray, grapple, scramble, scuffle, set to, strife, struggle, tug of war, tussle, wrestling), el luchar, de combate (combat), combate (bout, cobat, combat, engagement, fight, fray, passage of arms, setup, struggle), batalla (action, battle, fight, scuffle, struggle). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

stridsberedd (operational, ready for action), strids-, stridande (combatant, conflicting, contestant, contrary), slagsmål (action, affray, battle, ding-dong, dust-up, fight, fisticuffs, Gore, mix up, rough and tumble, rough-house, row, scramble, scrap, scuffle, set to, struggle, tussle). (various references)

   

Turkish

  

savaşan (belligerent, combatant, warring), savaşçı (at, bellicose, belligerent, combatant, fighter, martial, trigger-happy, warlike, warrior), savaş (battle, campaign, combat, conflict, crusade, fight, fray, struggle, war, warfare, wartime), mücâdeleye hazır, mücâdele (battle, campaign, combat, contest, fight, fray, hassle, race, scramble, struggle, tug, tug of war, tussle, war, warfare, wrestle, wrestling), kavga (affray, brawl, brawling, broil, bust up, conflict, contention, dispute, feud, fight, fray, jangle, jar, kick up, miff, odds, punch-up, quarrel, row, rumpus, scrap, scuffle, set to, shooting match, strife, tilt, unpleasantness, wrangle). (various references)

   

Turkmen 

  

aзgцzlylyk (fighting by greedy people, greed). (various references)

   

Ukrainian

  

сутичка (affair, affront, bump, bustle, clash, collision, conflict, encounter, fight, fray, impingement, jostle, mix in, rencontre, rencounter, scramble, scrimmage, scrummage, shock, skirmish, tilt), войовничий (agonistic, amazonian, battailous, bellicose, combative, martial, militant, militaristic, warlike), бій (action, affair, combat, fight, operation), боротьба (battle, campaign, combat, debate, effort, fight, grapple, strife, struggle, tussle, war, warfare, wrestle, wrestling), бойовий (combat, combatant, combative, militant, operational). (various references)

   

Vietnamese 

  

sự chiến đấu (fight, fought), sự đánh nhau cuộc chiến đấu, cuộc đấu tranh (contest, struggle), cuộc đánh nhau (engagement, fray, scrap, tussle), chiến đấu (combatant, militant), đấu tranh (struggling), đánh nhau. (various references)

   

Welsh

  

ymladd (fight). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Ancestral Language Translations: Fighting

LanguagePeriodTranslations
Latin500 BCE-Modern

armiger, armigeri, armigerum, marsana. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Bible Trace: Fighting

LanguageDateSourceProverbs Chapter 28, Verse 25
Latin405VulgateQui se iactat et dilatat iurgia concitat qui sperat in Domino saginabitur
Middle English1395WyclifWho bostith of hymself, and spredeth abrod, sterith striues; who forsothe hopeth in the Lord, shal be saued.
Jacobean English1611King JamesHe that is of a proud heart stirreth up strife: but he that putteth his trust in the LORD shall be made fat.
Victorian English1833WebsterHe that is of a proud heart stirreth up strife: but he that putteth his trust in the LORD shall be made fat.
Basic English1964OgdenHe who is ever desiring profit is a cause of fighting; but he who puts his faith in the Lord will be made fat.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Matched Bible Translations: Fighting

LanguageProverbs Chapter 28, Verse 25
Cebuano¶ Kadtong may hakog nga espiritu nagaagda sa panag-away; Apan kadtong nagabutang sa iyang pagsalig kang Jehova mahimong matambok.
CroatianLakomac zameæe svaðu, a tko se uzda u Jahvu, uspjet æe.
DanishDen vindesyge vækker Splid, men den, der stoler på HERREN, kvæges.
DutchDie grootmoedig is, verwekt gekijf; maar die op den HEERE vertrouwt, zal vet worden.
FinnishTavaranahne nostaa riidan, mutta Herraan luottavainen tulee ravituksi.
FrenchL`orgueilleux excite les querelles, Mais celui qui se confie en l`Éternel est rassasié.
GermanEin Stolzer erweckt Zank; wer aber auf den HERRN sich verläßt, wird gelabt.
Haitian Creole¶ Moun ki anvi tout pou yo ap toujou nan kont. Men, moun ki mete konfyans yo nan Seyè a p'ap janm manke anyen.
HungarianA telhetetlen lélek háborúságot szerez; a ki pedig bízik az Úrban, megerõsödik.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hariMementingkan diri sendiri menimbulkan pertengkaran; engkau lebih beruntung apabila percaya kepada TUHAN.
Indonesian-Terjemahan LamaOrang yang congkak hatinya itu menerbitkan perkelahian, tetapi orang yang bergantung kepada Tuhan itu akan tambun kelak.
ItalianL'uomo avido suscita litigi, ma chi confida nel Signore avrà successo.
Maori¶ Ko ta te tangata ngakau apo he whakapatari pakanga: ko te tangata ia e okioki ana ki a Ihowa ka tetere.
NorwegianDen havesyke vekker trette; men den som setter sin lit til Herren, skal trives.
PortugueseO cobiçoso levanta contendas; mas o que confia no senhor prosperará.   
RumanianCel lacom stkrnewte certuri, dar celce se kncrede kn Domnul este sqturat din belwug. -
RussianоБДНЕООЩК ТБЪЦЙЗБЕФ УУПТХ, Б ОБДЕАЭЙКУС ОБ зПУРПДБ ВХДЕФ ВМБЗПДЕОУФЧПЧБФШ.
SpanishEl de ánimo altivo suscita contiendas, pero el que confía en Jehovah prosperará.
SwedishDen som är lysten efter vinning uppväcker träta; men den som förtröstar på HERREN varder rikligen mättad.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Derivations & Misspellings: Fighting

Derivations

Words beginning with "fighting": fightings. (additional references)

Words ending with "fighting": bullfighting, cockfighting, dogfighting, firefighting, gunfighting, infighting, outfighting, prizefighting, refighting. (additional references)

Words containing "fighting": bullfightings, cockfightings, firefightings, infightings, prizefightings. (additional references)


Misspellings

"Fighting" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: figeting, fighten, fightings, flighting. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Fighting"

# of Phoneme MatchesPronunciationWord(s) rhyming with "fighting" (pronounced fī"ting)
4-ī" t i ngbiting, citing, delighting, exciting, igniting, inciting, indicting, inviting, kiting, lighting, nonbiting, reciting, reigniting, reuniting, rewriting, sighting, siting, slighting, underwriting, unexciting, uninviting, uniting, whiting, writing.
3-t i ngannotating, anticipating, appointing, appreciating, appropriating, approximating, arbitrating, abrogating, abutting, accelerating, accenting, accentuating, accepting, accommodating, abating, abbreviating, abdicating, abducting, abetting, aborting, accosting, accounting, accrediting, accumulating, acquitting, acting, activating, adapting, addicting, adjudicating, adjusting, administrating, admitting, adopting, advocating, affecting, affiliating, afflicting, aggravating, agitating, airlifting, alerting, alienating, alleviating, allocating, allotting, alternating, amounting, arresting, articulating, assassinating, assaulting, asserting, assimilating, assisting, associating, attempting, attesting, attracting, attributing, auditing, augmenting, authenticating, automating, averting, awaiting, babysitting, backbiting, baiting, balloting, bankrupting, batting, beating, befitting, begetting, belting, benefiting, benefitting, berating, besetting, besting, betting, bitting, blacklisting, blanketing, blasting, bloating, bloodletting, blunting, boasting, boating, bolting, boosting, booting, boycotting, breasting, broadcasting, budgeting, bullfighting, bunting, bursting, busting, butting, calculating, captivating, carpeting, carting, castigating, casting, castrating, catapulting, cavorting, celebrating, cementing, chanting, charting, chatting, cheating, chlorinating, circulating, circumventing, clotting, coagulating, coasting, coating, coexisting, cohabiting, collaborating, collecting, combating, combatting, comforting, commemorating, commenting, committing, communicating, commuting, compensating, competing, complementing, completing, complicating, complimenting, composting, computing, concentrating, concocting, conducting, confiscating, conflicting, confronting, congratulating, connecting, consenting, consisting, consolidating, consorting, constituting, constricting, constructing, consulting, consummating, contacting, contaminating, contemplating, contesting, contracting, contradicting, contrasting, contributing, converting, convicting, cooperating, coordinating, copycatting, correcting, correlating, corroborating, corrupting, costing, counteracting, Counterfeiting, counting, courting, crafting, crating, creating, crediting, cresting, culminating, cultivating, cutting, darting, dating, daunting, debating, debilitating, decaffeinating, decanting, decelerating, decimating, decorating, dedicating, deducting, defaulting, defeating, defecting, deflating, deflecting, defrosting, degenerating, delegating, deleting, deliberating, delineating, delisting, demonstrating, denigrating, denting, departing, depicting, depleting, deporting, depositing, deprecating, depreciating, deregulating, deserting, designating, destructing, detecting, deteriorating, detonating, detracting, devastating, devoting, dictating, dieting, differentiating, digesting, diluting, directing, disappointing, disconcerting, disconnecting, discounting, discrediting, discriminating, disgusting, disintegrating, disorienting, dispiriting, disputing, disquieting, disrespecting, disrupting, dissecting, disseminating, dissenting, dissipating, distorting, distracting, distributing, districting, diverting, divesting, documenting, domesticating, dominating, donating, doting, dotting, doubting, drafting, drifting, duplicating, dusting, eating, editing, educating, effecting, elaborating, elating, electing, electroplating, elevating, eliciting, eliminating, emanating, emigrating, emitting, emulating, enacting, encapsulating, enchanting, encrusting, enlisting, entrusting, enunciating, equating, equivocating, eradicating, erecting, erupting, escalating, escorting, estimating, evacuating, evaluating, evaporating, everlasting, evicting, exacerbating, exacting, exaggerating, exalting, exasperating, excavating, excepting, excoriating, excruciating, executing, exempting, exerting, exhausting, exhibiting, exhilarating, exhorting, existing, exiting, exonerating, expecting, expediting, experimenting, exploiting, exporting, extenuating, exterminating, extorting, extracting, extraditing, extrapolating, fabricating, facilitating, fainting, fascinating, fasting, faulting, feasting, fermenting, ferreting, Fetting, fidgeting, fingerprinting, firefighting, fitting, flaunting, fleeting, flirting, flitting, floating, flouting, fluctuating, fomenting, footing, footnoting, forecasting, forfeiting, forgetting, formulating, fragmenting, fretting, fronting, frosting, fruiting, frustrating, generating, getting, gifting, glinting, gloating, graduating, grafting, granting, grating, gravitating, greeting, gritting, grouting, grunting, gunfighting, gusting, gutting, gyrating, hallucinating, halting, handwriting, harvesting, Hasting, hating, haunting, heating, hesitating, highlighting, hinting, hitting, hoisting, homeporting, hosting, humiliating, hunting, hurting, hydrogenating, illuminating, illustrating, imitating, impacting, imparting, impersonating, implanting, implementing, implicating, importing, imprinting, inaugurating, incapacitating, incarcerating, incinerating, incorporating, incriminating, incubating, indicating, infatuating, infecting, infighting, infiltrating, inflating, inflicting, infuriating, ingesting, ingratiating, inhabiting, inheriting, inhibiting, initiating, injecting, innovating, inserting, insinuating, insisting, inspecting, instigating, instituting, instructing, insulating, insulting, integrating, interacting, intercepting, interdicting, interesting, interpreting, interrogating, interrupting, intersecting, intimidating, intoxicating, inundating, invalidating, inventing, investigating, investing, invigorating, irritating, isolating, jetting, jolting, jousting, jutting, knitting, lactating, lambasting, lamenting, laminating, lasting, legislating, letting, levitating, liberating, lifting, limiting, liquidating, listing, litigating, locating, looting, lubricating, lusting, malting, mandating, manifesting, manipulating, marketing, marting, masturbating, mating, matting, mediating, meditating, meeting, melting, migrating, minting, misappropriating, misinterpreting, misrepresenting, misstating, mistreating, mitigating, moderating, molesting, molting, moonlighting, motivating, mounting, mutating, mutilating, muting, nauseating, navigating, necessitating, negating, neglecting, negotiating, nesting, netting, nitrating, nominating, nonoperating, nonsporting, nonvoting, noting, Nutting, objecting, obliterating, obstructing, obviating, officiating, offsetting, omitting, operating, opting, orbiting, orchestrating, originating, oscillating, ousting, Outfitting, outing, outwitting, overeating, overestimating, overheating, overreacting, overshooting, overstating, painting, panting, parachuting, parenting, participating, parting, pasting, patenting, patting, penetrating, percolating, perfecting, permeating, permitting, perpetrating, perpetuating, persecuting, persisting, perverting, petting, picketing, piloting, pinpointing, pirating, pitting, placating, planting, plating, plotting, plummeting, pocketing, pointing, polluting, pontificating, populating, porting, posting, pouting, precipitating, predicting, predominating, preempting, preexisting, presenting, preventing, printing, procrastinating, profiting, prognosticating, prohibiting, projecting, proliferating, promoting, prompting, promulgating, propagating, prosecuting, prospecting, protecting, protesting, pulsating, purporting, putting, quieting, quilting, quitting, quoting, radiating, rafting, ranting, ratcheting, rating, reacting, reactivating, readjusting, reallocating, reasserting, rebutting, recalculating, recanting, recasting, reciprocating, recollecting, reconnecting, reconstituting, reconstructing, recounting, recreating, recruiting, recuperating, redacting, redecorating, redirecting, redistributing, redistricting, reelecting, reevaluating, refitting, reflecting, refuting, regenerating, regretting, regulating, rehabilitating, reincorporating, reinstating, reinstituting, reinterpreting, reinventing, reinvesting, reinvigorating, reiterating, rejecting, rejuvenating, relating, relegating, relenting, relocating, remarketing, renegotiating, renovating, renting, repainting, repatriating, repeating, replanting, replicating, reporting, representing, reprinting, repudiating, requesting, rerouting, resenting, resisting, resonating, resorting, respecting, restarting, restating, resting, restricting, resubmitting, resulting, resurrecting, resuscitating, retaliating, retesting, retracting, retreating, retrofitting, reverberating, reverting, revisiting, revolting, rioting, riveting, roasting, rocketing, rooting, rotating, rotting, rusting, salivating, salting, saluting, saturating, scapegoating, scouting, sculpting, seating, sedating, segregating, selecting, separating, setting, shafting, sheeting, shifting, shooting, shoplifting, shorting, shouting, shunting, shutting, sifting, simulating, sitting, skating, skirting, skyrocketing, skywriting, slanting, slitting, slotting, smarting, smelting, snorting, soliciting, somersaulting, songwriting, sorting, speculating, spitting, splitting, sporting, spotlighting, spotting, spouting, sprinting, sprouting, spurting, squatting, squinting, squirting, stagnating, starting, stating, stimulating, stipulating, strutting, subcontracting, subjecting, submitting, subordinating, substituting, subtracting, subverting, suffocating, suggesting, superconducting, supplanting, supplementing, supporting, surmounting, suspecting, sweating, Sweeting, syndicating, tabulating, tainting, targeting, tasting, taunting, telecommuting, telemarketing, tempting, tenting, terminating, testing, thermosetting, thrusting, thwarting, ticketing, tilting, titillating, toasting, tolerating, tormenting, toting, touting, translating, transmitting, transplanting, transporting, treating, trotting, trumpeting, trusting, twisting, typecasting, typesetting, Typewriting, undercutting, underestimating, underreporting, understating, undulating, uninteresting, unrelenting, unremitting, unseating, unstinting, unsuspecting, unwitting, updating, uplifting, uprooting, upsetting, urinating, vacating, vacillating, validating, vaulting, ventilating, venting, vesting, vetting, vibrating, violating, visiting, vomiting, voting, wafting, waiting, wanting, wasting, weighting, weightlifting, wetting, wildcatting, wilting, witting, wresting, yachting.

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

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Anagrams: Fighting

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "f-g-g-h-i-i-n-t"

-1 letter: gifting, infight.

-3 letters: fight, night, thing.

-4 letters: gift, hint, inti, nigh, thin, ting.

-5 letters: fig, fin, fit, ghi, gig, gin, git, hin, hit, nit, nth, tin.

 Words containing the letters "f-g-g-h-i-i-n-t"
 

+1 letter: fightings, flighting, frighting.

 

+2 letters: freighting, infighting, refighting.

 

+3 letters: affrighting, dogfighting, frightening, gunfighting, infightings, outfighting.

 

+4 letters: bullfighting, cockfighting, firefighting.

 

+5 letters: airfreighting, bullfightings, cockfightings, firefightings, floodlighting, frighteningly, prizefighting, weightlifting.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Modern
5. Usage: Commercial
6. Images: Slideshow
7. Images: Photo Album
8. Images: Digital Art
9. Sounds
10. Quotations: Familiar
11. Quotations: Historic
12. Quotations: Fiction
13. Quotations: Non-fiction
14. Quotations: Spoken
15. Quotations: Speeches
16. Usage Frequency
17. Names: Derived from
18. Expressions
19. Expressions: Internet
20. Translations: Modern
21. Translations: Ancient
22. Bible Trace
23. Abbreviations
24. Acronyms
25. Derivations
26. Rhymes
27. Anagrams
28. Bibliography


  

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