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ending vs firing

firing vs ending

ending and firing both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
ending Yes No No No
firing Yes No No No
As nouns, firing is a hyponym of ending; that is, firing is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than ending:
  • ending: the act of ending something
  • firing: the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)
Other hyponyms of ending include abort, demonetisation, demonetization, release, tone ending, closing, completion, culmination, mop up, windup, retirement, relinquishing, relinquishment, breakup, dissolution, overthrow, adjournment, dissolution, discharge, dismissal, dismission, liberation, release, sack, sacking, destruction, devastation, kill, killing, putting to death, abolishment, abolition, liquidation, settlement, drug withdrawal, withdrawal, closedown, closing, closure, shutdown, extinction, extinguishing, quenching, disappearance, fade, abortion, deactivation, defusing, discontinuance, discontinuation.
ending (noun) firing (noun)
the act of ending something the act of setting something on fire
the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme) the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)
the last section of a communication the act of discharging a gun
event whose occurrence ends something the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy
the point in time at which something ends
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