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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

If you are also an acolyte in the church of chopsocky, samurai swordplay and gunslinging gangsters, you could do a lot worse than “John Wick: Chapter 4.”

From Washington Post • Mar. 20, 2023

John Elway was a tough gunslinging passer who was also dangerous with his feet.

From Washington Times • Nov. 1, 2019

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