Fighting
['faɪtɪŋ]
Definition
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Fight
(a.) Qualified for war; fit for battle.
(a.) Occupied in war; being the scene of a battle; as, a fighting field.
Inputed by Jarvis
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Contention, strife, quarrel, warfare.
Typed by Emile
Examples
- The fighting continued through three days. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Only among the seats are there left any of your fighting-men, and they and the slave women are fast being cut down. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- We have now ended the 6th day of very hard fighting. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Gurt kept close beside Maurice, fighting like the old sea-dog he was, and got a nasty stab in the thigh, which brought him to the ground. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- Fighting was substantially over by half-past seven in the morning. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- The fighting on the Bainsizza plateau was over and by the middle of the month the fighting for San Gabriele was about over too. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- You could remember the men you knew who died in the fighting around Pozoblanco; but it was a joke at Gaylord's. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- All must be brought to a certain level of political development; all must know why they are fighting, and its importance. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- Others, less injured and still in fighting trim, were making for the beaches close beneath him that would bring them under the protection of his army. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Themistocles insisted with all his force on fighting in the narrows of Salamis. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Now the fighting was in the next mountains beyond and was not a mile away. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- Fighting fish are a small fish and belong to the climbing perch family. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Fighting between Hancock and Hill continued until night put a close to it. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- You may count my metal among your fighting-men, John Carter, he said. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- During the day General Meade's advance had considerable fighting with the enemy's rear-guard, but was unable to bring on a general engagement. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
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