stun gun

noun

: a weapon designed to stun or immobilize (as by electric shock) rather than kill or injure the one affected

Examples of stun gun in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Around that time, multiple officers fired stun guns — the electric shocks of which could be heard lasting about four or five seconds. — Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2026

At one point, the video shows a bystander and two young children crouching behind a tree on the sidewalk on 41st Avenue as Castillo walked toward them just before an officer holding a stun gun blocked his path. — Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026

For 15 minutes, officers used batons and stun guns to subdue King. — Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Aug. 2026

During the confrontation, one of the officers deployed a stun gun, according to Patterson. — Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 24 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1967, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for stun gun

• begun
• grandson
• gudrun
• handgun
• homespun
• outdone
• outrun
• pashtun
• redone
• rerun
• shotgun
• someone

Kids Definition

stun gun

noun

: a weapon designed to stun or immobilize (as by electric shock) rather than kill or injure