sticking to one's guns

A form of stick to one's guns — Of a gunner, to persist in faithfully attending to cannons while under fire.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of stick to one's guns
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APA

sticking to one's guns. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sticking%20to%20one's%20guns

MLA

“sticking to one's guns.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sticking%20to%20one's%20guns. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sticking to one's guns,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sticking%20to%20one's%20guns.

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