gunplay

noun

gun·​play ˈgən-ˌplā How to pronounce gunplay (audio)
: the shooting of small arms with intent to scare or kill

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The action feels so different from the gunplay of the first game, and yet eerily familiar. George Yang, Space.com, 22 June 2026 The melee fighting is just as good as the clever gunplay. Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 17 June 2026 Housemarque adds more wrinkles to the gunplay with a shield that absorbs blue bullets that fuels devastating power weapons. Gieson Cacho, Hartford Courant, 7 May 2026 But there’s gunplay, a flamethrower, the FBI, and a video game reference, which may explain the mature themes warning. Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for gunplay

Word History

First Known Use

1881, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of gunplay was in 1881

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“Gunplay.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gunplay. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.

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