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muzzle sweeping

muzzle sweeping is the present participle and gerund of muzzle sweep.

Meaning of muzzle sweep

Verb

muzzle sweep (third-person singular simple present muzzle sweeps, present participle muzzle sweeping, simple past and past participle muzzle swept)

  1. To carelessly point a firearm at / across non-targets in a sweeping manner. It is a violation of muzzle discipline.

Questions about muzzle sweeping

What is muzzle sweeping the present participle and gerund of?
Muzzle sweeping is the present participle and gerund of muzzle sweep.

Words near muzzle sweeping in the dictionary

  1. muzzle compensator
  2. muzzle compensators
  3. muzzle energies
  4. muzzle energy
  5. muzzle sweep
  6. muzzle sweeping
  7. muzzle sweeps
  8. muzzle swept
  9. muzzle velocities
  10. muzzle velocity
  11. muzzle-bag

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