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gunning for

gunning for is the present participle and gerund of gun for.

Meaning of gun for

Verb

gun for (third-person singular simple present guns for, present participle gunning for, simple past and past participle gunned for)

  1. (transitive) To strive for the downfall or diminution of another.
    • He has been gunning for her since the day he arrived, he wants her job.
  2. (transitive) To pursue as a goal; to work hard to achieve.
    • In the early 1990s Starbucks was gunning for two thousand stores by 2000.2008, Leonard Sweet, The Gospel According to Starbucks: Living with a Grande Passion, →ISBN, page 11

Questions about gunning for

What is gunning for the present participle and gerund of?
Gunning for is the present participle and gerund of gun for.

Words near gunning for in the dictionary

  1. gunniest
  2. gunnin'
  3. gunning
  4. gunning down
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  6. gunning for
  7. Gunning Gap
  8. gunning off
  9. Gunning transceiver logic
  10. gunning up
  11. Gunningbland

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