Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

run-and-gun

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.85 in modern English

Syllables: run-and--gun
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of a player's character, that runs on foot and uses a projectile weapon.

adj

Alternative form of run and gun.

Example Sentences

"Play switches from an overhead run and gun to a platform jumping shooter in this mediocre game."
"What makes a horror game different to write than, say, a run-and-gun first-person shooter?"

Questions

What does run-and-gun mean?: Of a player's character, that runs on foot and uses a projectile weapon.

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