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Firing vs Tiring - What's the difference?

firing | tiring |

As nouns the difference between firing and tiring

is that firing is the process of applying heat or fire, especially to clay etc to produce pottery while tiring is (uncountable) action of the verb to tire .

As verbs the difference between firing and tiring

is that firing is while tiring is .

As an adjective tiring is

that tires or tire.

firing

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The process of applying heat or fire, especially to clay etc to produce pottery.
  • The fuel for a fire.
  • * 1610 , , act 2 scene 2
  • No more dams I'll make for fish; / Nor fetch in firing / At requiring [...]
  • The discharge of a gun or other weapon.
  • The dismissal of someone from a job.
  • Verb

    (head)
  • tiring

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (uncountable) Action of the verb to tire .
  • (falconry) Bits of bone and tough organic material from a corpse given to hawks to abate their hunger.
  • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • That tires or tire.
  • Carrying my bags up four flights of stairs is very tiring .

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