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blowing from a gun

blowing from a gun is the present participle and gerund of blow from a gun.

Meaning of blow from a gun

Verb

blow from a gun (third-person singular simple present blows from a gun, present participle blowing from a gun, simple past blew from a gun, past participle blown from a gun)

  1. (historical, transitive) To execute by tying against the muzzle of a loaded cannon, which is then fired.

Questions about blowing from a gun

What is blowing from a gun the present participle and gerund of?
Blowing from a gun is the present participle and gerund of blow from a gun.

Words near blowing from a gun in the dictionary

  1. blowing ass
  2. blowing away
  3. blowing cave
  4. blowing chunks
  5. blowing down
  6. blowing from a gun
  7. blowing hot and cold
  8. blowing house
  9. blowing houses
  10. blowing in
  11. blowing into

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