gunning

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noun

The act of firing a gun.

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Meanings

gunning1

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of gun
noungunning (plural gunnings)

plural gunnings

  1. The act of firing a gun.

    Philippe Bourgois […] witnessed shootings, muggings, bombings, machine-gunnings, fire bombings, and numerous fistfights, and he was manhandled by New York City police who mistook him for a drug dealer.

    2011, Gary Ferraro, Susan Andreatta, Cultural Anthropology: An Applied Perspective, page 112

Gunning2

proper nounGunning (plural Gunnings)

plural Gunnings

  1. A surname.
  2. A locality in the Upper Lachlan council area, south eastern New South Wales, Australia.
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APA

gunning. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gunning

MLA

“gunning.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gunning. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gunning,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gunning.

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