fighting

[Fight·ing]

The act of fighting; any contest or struggle

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Qualified for war; fit for battle.

Noun
the act of fighting; any contest or struggle; "a fight broke out at the hockey game"; "there was fighting in the streets"; "the unhappy couple got into a terrible scrap"

Adjective S.
disposed to loud disagreements and fighting

Adjective S.
engaged in war; "belligerent (or warring) nations"; "a fighting war"


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.


Fighting

Fight"ing, a. 1. Qualified for war; fit for battle.
An host of fighting men.
2. Occupied in war; being the scene of a battle; as, a fighting field. Pope. A fighting chance, one dependent upon the issue of a struggle. [Colloq.] -- Fighting crab (Zo'94l.), the fiddler crab. -- Fighting fish (Zo'94l.), a remarkably pugnacious East Indian fish (Betta pugnax), reared by the Siamese for spectacular fish fights.

Qualified for war; fit for battle.

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Usage Examples

A political prisoner is someone who is out fighting for his or her people's rights and freedom and is imprisoned for that alone.

Beauty is mysterious as well as terrible. God and devil are fighting there, and the battlefield is the heart of man.

At the time that I knew them, they were not living together. They began dating again after their divorce, so I didn't really see fighting.

A systemic cleansing and detox is definitely the way to go after each holiday. It is the key to fighting high blood pressure, heart disease, cancer, and other health-related illnesses.

And whereas women had to fight to find their way into the workforce, men are now fighting to reclaim their place in the family structure.

All the characters in my films are fighting these problems, needing freedom, trying to find a way to cut themselves loose, but failing to rid themselves of conscience, a sense of sin, the whole bag of tricks.

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Other Usage Examples

Drugs are the enemies of ambition and hope - and when we fight against drugs we are fighting for the future.

As we become purer channels for God's light, we develop an appetite for the sweetness that is possible in this world. A miracle worker is not geared toward fighting the world that is, but toward creating the world that could be.

America's fighting men and women sacrifice much to ensure that our great nation stays free. We owe a debt of gratitude to the soldiers that have paid the ultimate price for this cause, as well as for those who are blessed enough to return from the battlefield unscathed.

But you say, does it represent change? The change is that we are fighting an insurance industry that has killed health reform for generations. They're spending tens of millions of dollars right now to defeat this bill, and we're on the doorstep of winning a great victory for the American people.

As we advance in life it becomes more and more difficult, but in fighting the difficulties the inmost strength of the heart is developed.

All of the sports have a safety net, but boxing is the only sport that has none. So when the fighter is through, he is through. While he was fighting his management was very excited for him, but now that he is done, that management team is moving on.

Concentration of executive power, unless it's very temporary and for specific circumstances, let's say fighting world war two, it's an assault on democracy.

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