holding fire

A form of hold fire — To wait for an opportunity to shoot (with a firearm) at something or someone.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of hold fire
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APA

holding fire. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/holding%20fire

MLA

“holding fire.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/holding%20fire. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “holding fire,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/holding%20fire.

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