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fighting

adj.
US //ˈfaɪtɪŋ// UK //fˈaɪtɪŋ// fight·ing
  1. 1 involved in a struggle (adj.)
    B2 Upper Intermediate

    describes someone or something that is currently in a battle or ready to struggle for something.

    actively engaged in combat or showing a strong readiness to struggle for a cause.

    Example

    The general led his fighting men into the valley at dawn.

    Example

    The candidate maintained a fighting spirit throughout the campaign, even when the polling data suggested an inevitable defeat.

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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