gunning
verbnounattested in dialogue
The act of firing a gun.
verb
- 1
Also a form of gunpresent participle and gerund of gun
noun
- 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.
Forms
- plural
- gunnings
gunned · Equipped or bedecked with guns.gunner · An artillery soldier, especially one who holds private rank.Gunner · Someone connected with Arsenal Football Club, as a fan,…
gunning · The act of firing a gun.
Gunning · A surname.gunny · A coarse heavy fabric made of jute or hemp.gunpoint · A location in the front of the muzzle of a gun.