gunslinging

American

[guhn-sling-ing] / ˈgʌnˌslɪŋ ɪŋ /

adjective

of or relating to a gunslinger.
carrying or shooting a gun, especially habitually.

noun

the practice of carrying or shooting a gun, especially habitually.

Example Sentences

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And I became a gunslinging nitwit in what was the last really crazy, silly stock market before the internet era.

From Barron's • Dec. 31, 2025

TWO MEN, A grizzled sheriff and a gunslinging vigilante, confront each other in a dusty saloon town.

From New York Times • Sep. 5, 2023

Viewed in separate episodes they play like contextualizing background information, the "meanwhile" percolating behind Mando's gunslinging action.

From Salon • Apr. 13, 2023

The 39-year-old is best known for his gunslinging ways, his Ivy League degree from Harvard, his path as a journeyman and his beard.

From Washington Times • Jun. 2, 2022

Mr. Saxon, who died July 25 at age 83, went on to appear in nearly 200 television and film roles over the next six decades, often playing brooding lawmen or gunslinging bandits.

From Washington Post • Jul. 26, 2020

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