firing

/ˈfaɪ.ɚ.ɪŋ/ noun B2

The process of applying heat or fire, especially to clay, etc., to produce pottery. (countable, uncountable) · After the pots have been glazed, they go back into the kiln for a second firing.
The fuel for a fire. (countable, uncountable)
The act of adding fuel to a fire. (countable, uncountable)
The discharge of a gun or other weapon. (countable, uncountable)
The dismissal of someone from a job due to poor work performance. (countable, uncountable)
Cauterization. (countable, uncountable)

Plural firings

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I’ve been firing the engine in that laundry for the last two weeks.”

Six stories from The Four Million, p. 7 · C1

“A prisoner has escaped from the Château d’If, and they are firing the alarm gun,” replied Dantès.

The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 232 · C1

Scarcely, however, had they gone a quarter of a league when, having killed a kid, he begged Jacopo to take it to his comrades, and request them to cook it, and when ready to let him know by firing a gun.

The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 248 · C1

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