Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gunning for

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.08 in modern English

Syllables
gun-ning -for
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of gun for

Questions

What does gunning for mean?
present participle and gerund of gun for

How to pronounce gunning for

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