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fighting

n. uncountable
B1 Intermediate Oxford US //ˈfaɪtɪŋ// UK //fˈaɪtɪŋ// fight·ing General-service

n. the act of people or groups using physical force or weapons against each other. It can also describe a serious argument between people who disagree strongly.

n. the act of engaging in physical conflict or combat; by extension, any intense struggle or verbal dispute between opposing parties.


SIMPLE

The fighting stopped after the two sides signed a peace deal.

CONTEXTUAL

Heavy fighting broke out in the city center as the two rival groups struggled for control of the main square.

COMPLEX

While the physical fighting had ceased following the ceasefire, the internal political struggle continued to divide the cabinet for several more months.

Synonyms
Etymology 1

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.

Etymology 2

From Middle English fightyng, fightynge, fiȝtinge, feȝtyng, from Old English fihtung (“fighting”), equivalent to fight + -ing.

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