Definition of "fighting" in English

adjective

1. Engaged in war or other conflict.

2. Apt to provoke a fight.

   • It seems like a fighting insult, but he explains.
   • Them's fighting words in my country!

verb

1. present participle and gerund of fight

noun

1. The act or process of contending; violence or conflict.

2. A fight or battle; an occasion on which people fight