Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dry fire

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.63 in modern English

Syllables
dry -fire
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To discharge a weapon without ammunition in the chamber.

verb

To draw and release a bow without an arrow loaded.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

dry fires (present, singular) dry firing (participle, present) dry fired (participle, past) dry fired (past) dryfire (alternative) dry-fire (alternative)

Questions

What does dry fire mean?
To discharge a weapon without ammunition in the chamber.

How to pronounce dry fire

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