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shooting one's load

shooting one's load is the present participle and gerund of shoot one's load.

Meaning of shoot one's load

Verb

shoot one's load (third-person singular simple present shoots one's load, present participle shooting one's load, simple past and past participle shot one's load)

  1. (idiomatic, vulgar) To ejaculate; to cum.
    • I grab her tighter and shoot my load in her bum.2001, Penthouse Magazine, Letters to Penthouse XII: It Just Gets Hotter, link
    Synonyms:
    ejaculate
  2. (figuratively, idiomatic, slang, vulgar) To expend one's resources or one's opportunity, especially prematurely; to blow one's chance.

Questions about shooting one's load

What is shooting one's load the present participle and gerund of?
Shooting one's load is the present participle and gerund of shoot one's load.

Words near shooting one's load in the dictionary

  1. shooting off at the mouth
  2. shooting off one's mouth
  3. shooting one in the sink
  4. shooting one's bolt
  5. shooting one's cuffs
  6. shooting one's load
  7. shooting one's mouth off
  8. shooting one's shot
  9. shooting one's wad
  10. shooting oneself in the foot
  11. shooting out

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