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gunning

[guhn-ing]

noun

  1. the act, practice, or art of shooting with guns; gun; gunnery.

  2. the hunting of game with guns. gun.



gunning

/ ˈɡʌɪŋ /

noun

  1. the act or an instance of shooting with guns

  2. the art, practice, or act of hunting game with guns

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of gunning1

First recorded in 1555–65; gun 1 + -ing 1
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In the past seven weeks, at least five high-profile targeted attacks have unfolded across the U.S., including a car bombing in California and the gunning down of two Israeli Embassy aides in Washington.

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The suspect accused of gunning down two Israeli embassy staff members outside a Jewish museum in Washington DC has been charged with first-degree murder, as well as murder of foreign officials and related firearm charges.

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Conservatives have been gunning for PBS since it began broadcasting in 1970, but they haven't had the political means to succeed until now.

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Formerly predicted to come 17th, they're now gunning for 11th place.

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That makes the action sequence showing Joel methodically gunning down armed men and women to retrieve his surrogate daughter thrilling and baleful because we are watching him write a check destined to come due.

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