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Shelling vs Firing - What's the difference?

shelling | firing |

As verbs the difference between shelling and firing

is that shelling is present participle of lang=en while firing is present participle of lang=en.

As nouns the difference between shelling and firing

is that shelling is an artillery bombardment while firing is the process of applying heat or fire, especially to clay etc to produce pottery.

shelling

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

  • An artillery bombardment
  • The removal of the shell from a nut, pea etc.
  • (uncountable) grain from which the husk has been removed
  • (topology)

    • 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)