fire off

verb

fired off; firing off; fires off

transitive verb

: to write and send usually in haste or anger

fired off a memo

Examples of fire off in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Over the course of just one minute, the gunman sailed down the city’s bustling Sixth Street and then exited his car, firing off even more bullets, ultimately killing three people and injuring 13 others before he was fatally shot by police. —Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 3 Mar. 2026

Orlando left him just enough space to fire off a shot through traffic and into the back of the net to draw level at 2-2. —Kyle Foley, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Mar. 2026

At least two people fired off shots, hitting the two victims, but the second suspect had not been publicly identified as of Tuesday. —Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 24 Feb. 2026

Trump doesn’t care about any of that, so convinced of his own path and his love of the ability to fire off tariffs on a whim. —New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 22 Feb. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1888, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for fire off

• cerenkov
• ashraf
• checkoff
• cutoff
• falloff
• handoff
• kickoff
• layoff
• liftoff
• markoff
• markov
• payoff