1. firing - Noun
2. firing - Verb
The act of disharging firearms.
The mode of introducing fuel into the furnace and working it.
The application of fire, or of a cautery.
The process of partly vitrifying pottery by exposing it to intense heat in a kiln.
Fuel; firewood or coal.
Source: Webster's dictionaryMany years later, as he faced the firing squad, Colonel Aureliano Buendía was to remember that distant afternoon when his father took him to discover ice. Gabriel García Márquez
One gets into a strange psychological, almost hypnotic, state of mind while on the firing line which probably prevents the mind's eye from observing and noticing things in a normal way. Fritz Kreisler
Firing employees, that's unfortunately a part of doing business. Paul Wolfowitz
I don't believe in firing professors. They have academic freedom. Alan Dershowitz
Three or four stones in one firing will all react differently. I try to achieve a balance between those that haven't progressed enough and those about to go too far. Andy Goldsworthy
Stones are checked every so often to see if any have split or at worst exploded. An explosion can leave debris in the elements so the firing has to be abandoned. Andy Goldsworthy