gunning down
Killing with bullets
To gun someone down is to shoot them, typically fatally and often with a firearm: The journalist was gunned down outside his home.
The phrase suggests deliberate violence—an execution or murder rather than an accident.
It appears frequently in crime reporting and action narratives.
- murderingUnlawfully taking a life
- killingCausing death deliberately
- cold bloodDeliberate, unfeeling manner
- shootingDischarging a weapon
- fireCombustion with flames
blast · massacre · sniper · ambush · point blank · drive-by · execution · blood · pistol · assault · homicide · wound · bullet · pulled the trigger · combat · raid · airstrike · rifle
gunning downsparing
Using resources minimally
saving · rescuing · protecting · shielding · reviving
gunning downsparing
Using resources minimally
pardoning · letting go · releasing · forgiving · holding fire
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