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gunning

English

Verb

gunning

  1. present participle of gun

Noun

gunning (plural gunnings)

  1. The act of firing a gun.
    • 2011, Gary Ferraro, Susan Andreatta, Cultural Anthropology: An Applied Perspective (page 112)
      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.

Dutch

Etymology

From gunnen +? -ing.

Noun

gunning f (plural gunningen)

  1. the act of awarding or allocating a project to a bidder

Related terms

  • vergunning

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punning

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?p?n??/
  • Rhymes: -?n??

Verb

punning

  1. present participle of pun

Noun

punning (plural punnings)

  1. The action of the verb to pun.

Adjective

punning

  1. That makes or uses a pun.
    The spoonerism "Burly Chassis" is a punning reference to Shirley Bassey's voluptuous figure.

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