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dry firing

dry firing is the present participle and gerund of dry fire.

Meaning of dry fire

Verb

dry fire (third-person singular simple present dry fires, present participle dry firing, simple past and past participle dry fired)

  1. To discharge a weapon without ammunition in the chamber.
    • Rob finished cleaning his empty gun then pointed it at an imaginary target and dry fired.2009, Debra Parmley, A Desperate Journey, →ISBN, page 32
  2. To draw and release a bow without an arrow loaded.

Questions about dry firing

What is dry firing the present participle and gerund of?
Dry firing is the present participle and gerund of dry fire.

Words near dry firing in the dictionary

  1. dry film thickness
  2. dry film thicknesses
  3. dry fire
  4. dry fired
  5. dry fires
  6. dry firing
  7. dry flies
  8. dry fly
  9. dry fog
  10. dry fogs
  11. dry food

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