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gunslinging

gunslinging adjective: having a dueling or Wild West character; wild and tough. Also the present participle and gerund of gunsling.

Adjective

gunslinging (not comparable)

  1. Having a dueling or Wild West character; wild and tough.
    • So, every time he returned, convinced that he was still his old gunslinging self.2008 December 25, Joshua Robinson, “Present on the Line, Favre Ponders His Jets Future”, in The New York Times
  2. Carrying a gun as a weapon.

Also used as

gunslinging is also the present participle and gerund of gunsling.

Origin of gunslinging

From gun + slinging.

Questions about gunslinging

What does gunslinging mean?
Gunslinging means having a dueling or Wild West character; wild and tough.
What part of speech is gunslinging?
Gunslinging is an adjective.

Words near gunslinging in the dictionary

  1. gunsites
  2. gunsling
  3. gunslinger
  4. gunslinger effect
  5. gunslingers
  6. gunslinging
  7. gunslings
  8. gunslung
  9. gunsman
  10. gunsmen
  11. gunsmith

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