fighting

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English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfaɪtɪŋ/

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.

Adjective

fighting

1. Engaged in war or other conflict.
2. Apt to provoke a fight.
   • 1925 April 11, "Books", in The New Yorker, page 26:

     It seems like a fighting insult, but he explains.

   • 1947, Hold That Lion! (film):

     Them's fighting words in my country!

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

fighting

1. present participle and gerund of fight

Etymology 2

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

Noun

fighting (countable and uncountable, plural fightings)

1. The act or process of contending; violence or conflict.
2. A fight or battle; an occasion on which people fight

Derived terms

Descendants

• → Korean: 화이팅 (hwaiting), 홧팅 (hwat'ting) — clipping, ㅎㅇㅌ — chat abbreviation
  • → Chinese: fighting
  • → Japanese: ファイティン (faitin)

Translations

Chinese

Etymology

Borrowed from Korean 화이팅 (hwaiting) or 파이팅 (paiting), from English fighting.

Pronunciation

Interjection

fighting

1. (slang) go for it (to put maximum effort into achieving something)

   • 附中六年，套路滿滿，一定帶著喜訊回來！附中人fighting！ [MSC, trad.]
     附中六年，套路满满，一定带着喜讯回来！附中人fighting！ [MSC, simp.]

     From: 2016, 关晓彤晒高中最后一课 抬腿贴黑板摆拍, 新浪娱乐

     Fùzhōng liù nián, tàolù mǎnmǎn, yīdìng dài zhe xǐxùn huílái! Fùzhōngrén fighting! [Pinyin]

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   • 運動會使整個人精神起來！正在衝向馬甲線寶寶們的行列中！fighting！ [MSC, trad.]
     运动会使整个人精神起来！正在冲向马甲线宝宝们的行列中！fighting！ [MSC, simp.]

     From: 2016, 赵本山女儿晒健身照 短发清爽欲练马甲线, 新浪娱乐

     Yùndònghuì shǐ zhěnggè rén jīngshén qǐlái! Zhèngzài chōng xiàng mǎjiǎxiàn bǎobaomen de hángliè zhōng! Fighting! [Pinyin]

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   • 大喬fighting！ [MSC, trad.]
     大乔fighting！ [MSC, simp.]

     From: 2018, 《脱身》玩转粉色幽默 陈坤万茜“放飞自我”, 网易娱乐

     Dà Qiáo fighting! [Pinyin]

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