Phrase Hound found 72 phrases and 29 compound words that contain fighting. The most common are listed below. Open fighting in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 72
- fighting gameA video game of a type based around interpersonal combat, often in a tournament setting, in which characters fight until their HP is depleted or the round timer expires.
- fire fightingAlternative form of firefighting: The extinguishing of a fire.
- fighting spiritconfidence, courage and resolve expressed as a zeal to fight, struggle, or contend
- fighting fishA small aggressive freshwater fish originating from Thailand, popular as aquarium fish, Betta splendens.
- fighting backpresent participle and gerund of fight back
- fighting chanceA chance that is dependent on success in a struggle, with the implication that such success is not unattainable.
- the girls are fightingUsed to describe a dramatic conflict between two or more famous or powerful individuals or groups, especially one perceived as petty, ridiculous, or out of touch.
- street fightingFighting that takes place in the streets.
- fighting fitSufficiently fit to participate in fighting; hence, in top physical condition.
- Fighting BobRobert M. La Follette, US senator from Wisconsin.
- fighting stickA handheld wooden weapon found in many cultures, used in fighting, dispute‑settling, ritualised combat, training, and related practices.
- infantry fighting vehicleAn armoured combat vehicle designed to carry infantry soldiers and provide fire support for them.
- fighting gamesplural of fighting game: A video game of a type based around interpersonal combat, often in a tournament setting, in which characters fight until their HP is depleted or the round timer expires.
- fighting wordsingular of fighting words
- fighting wordsAggressive remarks that foreseeably may lead to a potentially violent confrontation.
- stick-fightingAlternative form of stickfighting: Fighting with a staff or baton, as in certain martial arts.
- z-fightingA phenomenon in three-dimensional rendering where two or more primitives have similar values in the z-buffer, causing flickering as one is displayed varyingly behind or in front of the other.
- Siamese fighting fishA freshwater fish, Betta splendens.
- fighting the tigerpresent participle and gerund of fight the tiger
- fighting the good fightpresent participle of fight the good fight: To battle or try to achieve something for a noble cause.
- armoured fighting vehicleAn armed and armoured military vehicle which runs on wheels or caterpillar track, used by fighting troops.
- bull-fightingAlternative spelling of bullfighting: A traditional spectacle, popular in Spain and many former Spanish colonies, in which a matador manipulates and ultimately kills a bull at close range.
- kite fightingA kite-flying contest, where the kites' strings are coated with an abrasive substance intended to cut an opponent's string.
- sword fightingDueling with swords; fighting an opponent when both are using swords as weapons.
- fighting firespresent participle and gerund of fight fires
Compound words 29
- firefightingThe extinguishing of a fire.
- bullfightingA traditional spectacle, popular in Spain and many former Spanish colonies, in which a matador manipulates and ultimately kills a bull at close range.
- infightingFighting or quarreling among the members of a single group or side.
- cockfightingA gambling blood sport (illegal in most countries) in which two roosters have spikes placed on their feet and are made to fight each other, usually to the death.
- warfightingThe fighting of a war.
- stickfightingFighting with a staff or baton, as in certain martial arts.
- unfightingThat does not fight.
- antifightingOpposing fighting.
- fightinglySo as to fight, like a fight; ferociously
- nonfightingNot taking part in fighting.