Hyphenation of firing

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word firing? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

fir-ing

Definitions of firing:

1.	The act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy Hold your fire until you can see the whites of their eyes They retreated in the face of withering enemy fire
2.	The act of discharging a gun
3.	The act of setting something on fire
4.	The termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)

Synonyms of firing:

noun	fire, attack, onslaught, onset, onrush
noun	discharge, firing off, shooting, shot
noun	ignition, lighting, kindling, inflammation, burning, combustion
noun	dismissal, dismission, discharge, liberation, release, sack, sacking, termination, ending, conclusion

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.