Synonyms of gunning

gunning

verb

present participle of gun

as in shooting

to strike with a missile from a gun

traded stories of the Wild West, when outlaws gunned men down in broad daylight and in cold blood

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shooting
• drilling
• popping
• killing
• plugging
• dropping
• destroying
• slaughtering
• slaying
• blazing
• peppering
• bringing down
• picking off
• butchering
• blowing away
• shooting down
• firing (at)
• dispatching
• massacring
• shotgunning
• blasting (at)
• sniping (at)
• machine-gunning
• potshotting
• decimating
• annihilating
• wiping out
• pistoling
• felling
• tommy-gunning
• doing in
• icing
• blotting out
• croaking

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of gunning

But Priscilla turns her gun on Whittaker instead, gunning him down with three fatal shots in retaliation for Cary’s death. — Max Gao, Variety, 19 Aug. 2026

Mangione, 28, pleaded guilty Friday in Manhattan federal court to a pair of stalking charges and admitted trailing Thompson to UnitedHealth Group’s investor conference and gunning him down outside a Manhattan hotel in 2024. — Michael R. Sisak, Chicago Tribune, 17 Aug. 2026

However, the vast majority of these folks did not actually vote, and many asked for their erroneous registrations to be purged, contrary to the Republican fantasy that millions of noncitizens are all gunning to illegally vote. — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 26 July 2026

Some Democratic candidates gunning to replace Graham Platner have criticized Collins’ recent vote to continue funding the agency without requiring additional guardrails. — NBC news, 15 July 2026

Amid allegations of sharing customer data with China, Australian payments startup Airwallex, now valued at $11 billion, is gunning for Stripe and Ramp. — Jeff Kauflin, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026

Following the logical evidence feels like Detective 101, but their boss is gunning for an arrest so Gonzales gives in to Baxter’s impulse. — Erin Qualey, Vulture, 24 June 2026

Look for Spain to come out gunning in this one. — Dan Santaromita, New York Times, 21 June 2026

Despite the good news, Combs’ legal team is still gunning for an appeal to get him out, stat. — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 16 June 2026