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Definition of fighting : 1. Occupied in war; being the scene of a battle; as, a fighting field.
2. of Fight
3. Qualified for war; fit for battle.

Synonyms:

argumentative, wrestling, conflict, fencing, engagement, pugnacious, boxing, contentious, resolute, determined, up in arms, fight, ready to fight, warlike, warring, rubbish, tilting, chip, quarrelsome, bit, at the point of the bayonet, at war, under arms, sparring, like cats and dogs, belligerent, disputatious, in the thick of the fray, jousting, competitiveness, armed combat, skirmishing, fleck, bellicose, flake, battle, militant, scrap, ripe for a fight, striving, trash, contending, angry, combat

battering, lashing, invading, pounding, harrying, scorching, flaying, raiding, lunging, savaging, storming, combating, trouncing, scathing, assailing, rioting, bombarding, violating, scarifying, charging, barraging, assaulting, slashing, striking, raping, thrusting, hammering, attacking, hitting

defying, checking, conflicting, antagonizing, confronting, impeding, countering, obstructing, counterattacking, crossing, objecting, disputing, interfering, inhibiting, opposing, contradicting, resisting, meddling, repulsing, oppressing, hindering, repressing, intercepting, repelling, counteracting, rebuffing, disagreeing, challenging, suppressing, protesting

fierce, brawling, raging, outrageous, broiling, assaultive, tumultuous, intense, uproarious, vehement, violent, wild, ferocious, furious, frenzied, abusive, savage

driving, battling, scuffling, engaging, scrambling, struggling, campaigning, contesting, tussling

Usage examples:

• So it happened that on this day there was no fighting. - "Ayesha The Further History of She-Who-Must-Be-Obeyed", H. Rider Haggard.
• No man will do my fighting for me unless he likes me for myself. - "Joan of Arc of the North Woods", Holman Day.
• Unknown to herself, she was fighting a great fight with her pride. - "Patricia Brent, Spinster", Herbert Jenkins.