Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with fighting in American Collocation
fighting
noun
uncountable
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What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/ˈfaɪtɪŋ/
fierce
bitter
desperate
fierce
hard
heavy
intense
serious
severe
Heavy fighting is continuing in the town.
happening occasionally or in some places
intermittent
sporadic
They wrecked the concert hall and sporadic fighting then broke out around the village.
between individual soldiers etc
hand-to-hand
Hand-to-hand fighting went on in every street.
starting again
renewed
Renewed fighting broke out at the very moment when peace seemed to be in sight.
stop fighting
end
halt
stop
Tthe Treaty of Amiens (1802–03) temporarily ended the fighting between England and France.
avoid fighting
avoid
escape
flee
There are now 200,000 refugees who have fled the fighting and are without food, water or shelter.