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fir·ing off
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discharge, firing, firing offnoun
the act of discharging a gun
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firing off
"Firing off" refers to quickly and often abruptly executing, sending, stating, or expressing something, for instance, a message, email, response, or opinion. It can be used to describe reactions that are swift and potentially lacking deep deliberation. The term is derived from the action of quickly discharging a firearm or setting off fireworks.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of firing off in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of firing off in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of firing off in a Sentence
He’s got her email address and was firing off these love letters. He knows her really, really well, these letters clearly, clearly worked.
A family was barbecuing out in front of the house and someone drove by and unloaded on them, firing off about twenty or thirty rounds.
It ca n’t be the U.S. alone firing off 50 cruise missiles, other countries who have similar capabilities should also participate.
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