firing

noun6

1. •
   The discharge of a gun or other weapon.

   • He heard the firing and as he walked he felt it in the pit of his stomach as though it echoed on his own diaphragm. — 1940
2. •
   The dismissal of someone from a job due to poor work performance.

   • Even the most seasoned analysts of British politics were struck by the brutality of Ms. May’s hirings and firings. — 2016
3. •
   The process of applying heat or fire, especially to clay, etc., to produce pottery.

   • After the pots have been glazed, they go back into the kiln for a second firing.
4. •
   Cauterization.
5. •
   The act of adding fuel to a fire.

   • The doors are at the right level for firing, which normally is down one side of the firebox at a time, unlike our own practice, which is to fire each side of the firebox with alternate shovelfuls. — 1961
6. •
   The fuel for a fire.

   • No more dams I’ll make for fish; Nor fetch in firing At requiring […] — 1610